UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549



                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 14, 2002



                        FELCOR LODGING TRUST INCORPORATED
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



           MARYLAND                        1-14236               75-2541756
(State or other jurisdiction of    (Commission File Number)     (IRS Employer
        incorporation)                                       Identification No.)

        545 E. JOHN CARPENTER FREEWAY
                SUITE 1300
               IRVING, TEXAS                                        75062
    (Address of principal executive offices)                      (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (972) 444-4900



          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)






ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND EXHIBITS

         (a) Financial statements of businesses acquired.

         Not applicable.

         (b) Pro forma financial information.

         Not applicable.

         (c) Exhibits.

         The following exhibits are furnished in accordance with Item 601 of
         Regulation S-K:



                 EXHIBIT
                 NUMBER                  DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT
                 -------                 ----------------------
                        
                  99.1     Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
                           adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
                           Act of 2002.


ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

         On August 14, 2002, FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated (the "Company")
submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission, along with the Company's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002, a written
certification by its principal executive officer, Thomas J. Corcoran, Jr., and
its principal financial officer, Richard J. O'Brien, for purposes of 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.

         A copy of the certification is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.


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                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                             FELCOR LODGING TRUST INCORPORATED


Date: August 14, 2002                        By: /s/ Lawrence D. Robinson
                                                 ------------------------------
                                             Name:  Lawrence D. Robinson
                                             Title: Executive Vice President and
                                                    General Counsel


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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS


                 EXHIBIT
                 NUMBER                  DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT
                 -------                 ----------------------
                        
                  99.1     Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
                           adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
                           Act of 2002.