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Note 4 - Related Party Transactions
 3 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2012
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]
4. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

As of April 30, 2012 and 2011, Mr. Wirth and his affiliates held 3,407,938 Class B limited partnership units in the Partnership. As of April 30, 2012 and 2011, Mr. Wirth and his affiliates held 5,573,624 Shares of Beneficial Interest of the Trust.

The Trust recognized related party payroll reimbursement revenue and related payroll expense to Mr. Wirth and his affiliates in the amounts of $0 and $680,568 for the three months ended April 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. As of February 1, 2012, the employees of each hotel at which they work are employees of the hotel and the hotels are responsible for their employee payrolls.

See Note 6 – “Sale of Membership Interests in Albuquerque Suite Hospitality, LLC”, Note 7 – “Sale of Partnership Interests in Tucson Hospitality Properties, LP” and Note 8 – “Sale of Partnership Interests in Tucson Hospitality Properties, LP” for additional information on related party transactions.