NASHVILLE, Tenn. -(BUSINESS WIRE) - Sept. 1, 2006 - Gaylord Entertainment Company (NYSE: GET) announced today that it will attend Morgan Keegan's 2006 Equity Conference held at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis, TN. David Kloeppel, Chief Financial Officer, will communicate the Company's recent financial performance, growth objectives and business strategy on Thursday, September 7th at 4:15 pm CST.

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 web cast, 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 80 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.

CONTACT: Investor Relations:
Gaylord Entertainment
David Kloeppel, 615-316-6101
dkloeppel@gaylordentertainment.com
or
Key Foster, 615-316-6132
kfoster@gaylordentertainment.com
or
Media:
Sloane & Company
Elliot Sloane, 212-446-1860
esloane@sloanepr.com