Gaylord Hotels

NASHVILLE, Tenn. | Gaylord Entertainment (NYSE: GET) today announced the termination of its plans to develop a resort and convention hotel in Chula Vista, California. Prolonged planning and approval processes, a complicated regulatory and legal structure, and excessive off-site infrastructure costs contributed to this decision.

“We are very disappointed to have made this decision since the greater San Diego region is such an important convention market,” said Colin V. Reed, chairman and chief executive officer of Gaylord Entertainment. “However, over the last year to 18 months, this project has become much more complicated and risky as infrastructure costs escalated and the time line for the hotel was extended by the very complicated and prolonged approval process. While many will likely attribute this announcement to the rapidly deteriorating economy, the fact is that the complexity and costs of the project were the main drivers of this decision.”

“Through this process, we have come to know and respect the leadership of Chula Vista and the Port and thank them for their efforts and support,” said Reed.

The decision regarding the Chula Vista project today has no bearing on Gaylord’s other announced development initiatives. Gaylord will be taking a non-cash impairment charge of approximately $5 million in the fourth quarter for costs incurred to-date on the Chula Vista project.

About Gaylord Entertainment | Gaylord Entertainment (NYSE: GET), a leading hospitality and entertainment company based in Nashville, Tenn., owns and operates Gaylord Hotels (), its network of upscale, meetings-focused resorts and the Grand Ole Opry (), the weekly showcase of country music’s finest performers for more than 80 consecutive years. The Company’s entertainment brands and properties include the Radisson Hotel Opryland, Ryman Auditorium, General Jackson Showboat, Gaylord Springs Golf Links, Wildhorse Saloon, and WSM-AM. For more information about the Company, visit .

This press release contains statements as to the Company’s beliefs and expectations of the outcome of future events that are forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the statements made. These include the risks and uncertainties associated with economic conditions affecting the hospitality business generally, the timing of the opening of new hotel facilities, increased costs and other risks associated with building and developing new hotel facilities, the geographic concentration of our hotel properties, business levels at the Company’s hotels, our ability to successfully operate our hotels and our ability to obtain financing for new developments. Other factors that could cause operating and financial results to differ are described in the filings made from time to time by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission and include the risk factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007. The Company does not undertake any obligation to release publicly any revisions to forward-looking statements made by it to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date hereof or the occurrence of unanticipated events.

Rob Tanner
Director Investor Relations
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