Gaylord Texan Resort Named 2008 Member of the Year by the Grapevine Chamber of Commerce

GRAPEVINE, TX (April 2, 2008) - The staff at Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center on Lake Grapevine proudly accepted the 2008 “Member of the Year” Award from the Grapevine Chamber of Commerce and The State of Texas for their outstanding service and involvement in the community.

The Grapevine Chamber of Commerce represents over 900 businesses in the city. Its mission is to promote business and community growth while enhancing and maintaining the quality of life for Grapevine city residents. The Chamber’s annual awards banquet honors businesses and residents who help accomplish this goal.

“It is very humbling to receive this prestigious award,” said John Imaizumi, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Gaylord Texan Resort. “The city’s leaders and chamber members have created a wonderfully unique destination here in Grapevine that we are extremely proud to be a part of.”

Gaylord Texan Resort offers world-class facilities, 1,511 luxury guestrooms and 400,000 square feet of convention space to business and leisure travelers, as well as locals. Under its Texas-inspired atriums under glass, visitors of the resort enjoy a variety of unique restaurants, retail shops, and entertainment.

The Gaylord Texan Resort team consists of nearly 2,000 employees, who the company kindly refers to as STARS (Smiles, Teamwork, Attitude, Reliability, and Service with a Passion). Their mission is to deliver caring and flawless service, as well as entertaining experiences, to each and every resort guest. Since opening on April 2, 2004, the resort has been nominated each year as a “Best Place to Work” by The Dallas Business Journal and “Best Employer” by the Texas Workforce Commission. Outside of the office, hundreds of Gaylord Texan STARS volunteer their time to the city’s “Keep Grapevine Beautiful” and Junior Achievement non-profit organizations.

For more information on Gaylord Texan Resort, please visit www.gaylordtexan.com.

ABOUT GAYLORD TEXAN RESORT & CONVENTION CENTER
Already the premier convention destination of the American Southwest, Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center on Lake Grapevine offers world-class facilities, more than 400,000 square feet of convention space and four-and-a-half acres of Texas vistas under signature atriums. Ideally situated on the shores of beautiful Lake Grapevine, Gaylord Texan is only six minutes from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. Gaylord Texan is a Gaylord Hotels-branded property owned by Gaylord Entertainment (NYSE: GET), a Nashville-based hospitality and entertainment company that also owns and operates the Grand Ole Opry. For more information, visit www.gaylordhotels.com.

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Media Contact:
Martha Neibling
Public Relations Director
817-778-1145
mneibling@gaylordhotels.com