Company Profile

Company Description:

Gaylord Entertainment businesses include some of the most renowned names in the hospitality, attractions and media industries. Among its businesses are Gaylord Hotels, the Grand Ole Opry, Ryman Auditorium, Acuff-Rose Music Publishing, WSM AM/FM Radio, WWTN Radio, General Jackson Showboat, Wildhorse Saloon and Springhouse Golf Club. Headquartered in Nashville, Tenn., Gaylord Entertainment stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol: GET). In 2001, Gaylord Entertainment re-branded its industry-leading Opryland convention resorts under the new "Gaylord Hotels" brand. This change is part of Gaylord s overall company initiative to re-focus and energize its core hospitality and convention business. The hotel brand is comprised of Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center and Radisson Hotel Opryland, both in Nashville, Tenn.; Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Kissimmee, Fla.; and Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Grapevine, Texas, opening in summer 2004.