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MEDIA CONTACT:    Tom Adkinson
E-MAIL:           tadkinson@gaylordentertainment.com
TELEPHONE:        615.316.6302

INVESTOR CONTACT: J. Russell Worsham
E-MAIL:           rworsham@gaylordentertainment.com
TELEPHONE:        615.316.6564


                GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT TO BROADCAST FOURTH QUARTER
                      CONFERENCE CALL LIVE ON THE INTERNET


NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb. 27, 2001) - Gaylord Entertainment Company (NYSE: GET)
today announced it will provide an online Web simulcast and rebroadcast of its
2000 fourth quarter earnings release conference call.

         The live broadcast of Gaylord Entertainment's quarterly conference call
will be available online at www.streetevents.com. The call is scheduled to begin
at 11:00 a.m. EST on March 6, 2001. The online replay will follow shortly after
the call and continue through April 5, 2001.

         Gaylord Entertainment is a diversified entertainment company whose
businesses operate in two groups: hospitality and attractions, and music, media
and entertainment. It is headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., and its stock is
traded on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol: GET).




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