NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 22, 2008 - Gaylord Entertainment Co. (NYSE: GET) announced today that it will release its second quarter 2008 earnings results before the market opens on Tuesday, August 5, 2008. Management will hold a conference call to discuss the quarter's results and the company's outlook at 10:00 a.m. ET of the same day.

This call is being web cast by CCBN and can be accessed at Gaylord Entertainment's Investor Relations Web site at http://ir.gaylordentertainment.com.

The web cast is also being distributed over CCBN's Investor Distribution Network to both institutional and individual investors. Individual investors can listen to the call through CCBN's individual investor center or by visiting any of the investor sites in CCBN's Individual Investor Network. Institutional investors can access the call via CCBN's password-protected event management site, StreetEvents (www.streetevents.com).

ABOUT GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT
Gaylord Entertainment (NYSE: GET), a leading hospitality and entertainment company based in Nashville, Tenn., owns and operates Gaylord Hotels (www.gaylordhotels.com), its network of upscale, meetings-focused resorts 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.

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CONTACT: Investor Relations Contacts:
Rob Tanner, Director Investor Relations
(615) 316-6572
rtanner@gaylordentertainment.com