Gaylord Entertainment to Present at Davenport & Company's Institution

    Business Editors

    NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 12, 2005--Gaylord Entertainment Company (NYSE: GET) today announced that it will present to investors attending Davenport & Company's Institutional Investor Retreat on Wednesday, May 18th, 2005 at 7:30 am ET. David Kloeppel, chief financial officer for Gaylord Entertainment, will communicate the Company's recent financial performance, growth objectives and business strategy. This conference will take place in Williamsburg, Virginia.
    Please contact Davenport & Company to attend or for additional details regarding the conference.
    This presentation is being web cast and will be accessible at Gaylord Entertainment's Investor Relations web site, http://ir.gaylordentertainment.com. To listen to the live webcast, please go to the Investor Relations web site at least 15 minutes early to register, download and install any necessary audio software. For those who cannot listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be made available shortly after the presentation and will run for 30 days.
    Please visit the events section of Gaylord's Investor Relations web site to view a complete calendar of events and receive event reminders.

    About Gaylord Entertainment

    Gaylord Entertainment (NYSE: GET), a leading hospitality and entertainment company based in Nashville, Tenn., owns and operates three industry-leading brands - Gaylord Hotels (www.gaylordhotels.com), its network of upscale, meetings-focused resorts, ResortQuest (www.resortquest.com), the nation's largest vacation rental property management company, and the Grand Ole Opry (www.opry.com), the weekly showcase of country music's finest performers for 79 consecutive years. The company's entertainment brands and properties include the Radisson Hotel Opryland, Ryman Auditorium, General Jackson Showboat, Springhouse Links, Wildhorse Saloon, and WSM-AM. For more information about the company, visit www.gaylordentertainment.com.

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CONTACT: Investor Relations Contacts: Gaylord Entertainment David Kloeppel, 615-316-6101 dkloeppel@gaylordentertainment.com or Key Foster, 615-316-6132 kfoster@gaylordentertainment.com or Media Contacts: Greg Rossiter, 615-316-6302 grossiter@gaylordentertainment.com or Sloane & Company Dan O'Connor, 212-446-1865 doconnor@sloanepr.com

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