EXHIBIT 99.1

     CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated
(the "Registrant") on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2002, as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the
"Report"), the undersigned hereby certifies, in the capacity as indicated below
and pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

   1.  The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d)
       of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and

   2.  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
       respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
       Registrant.


                                                  /s/ Thomas J. Corcoran, Jr.
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                                                  Thomas J. Corcoran, Jr.
                                                  Chief Executive Officer