EXHIBIT 99.1



                          GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY
                   COMPLETES PRIVATE PLACEMENT OF SENIOR NOTES

NASHVILLE, TENN. (November 12, 2003) - Gaylord Entertainment Company (NYSE: GET)
(the "Company") today announced the closing of its previously announced offering
of $350 million in aggregate principal amount of 8% senior notes due 2013 in an
institutional private placement. The Company plans to use the net proceeds of
the offering to repay the Company's subordinated term loan, mezzanine loan and
the term loan portion of its 2003 Florida/Texas senior secured credit facility,
to repay certain indebtedness of ResortQuest International, Inc. upon
consummation of the Company's proposed acquisition of ResortQuest, and to pay
fees and expenses related to the ResortQuest acquisition and the notes offering
and the repayment of indebtedness listed above.

The securities have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state
securities laws and, unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the
United States except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements
of the Securities Act and applicable state laws.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an
offer to purchase any of these securities, and shall not constitute an offer,
solicitation or sale in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer,
solicitation or sale would be unlawful. This press release is being issued
pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 135c under the Securities Act.

The foregoing statements regarding the Company's intentions with respect to the
offering and other transactions described above are forward-looking statements
under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and actual results
could vary materially from the statements made. The Company's ability to
complete the transactions described above successfully is subject to various
risks, many of which are outside of its control, including prevailing conditions
in the capital markets and other risks and uncertainties as detailed from time
to time in the reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.




INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACTS:                    MEDIA CONTACTS:
                                             
David Kloeppel, CFO                             Jim Brown
Gaylord Entertainment                           Gaylord Entertainment
(615) 316-6101                                  (615) 316-6302
dkloeppel@gaylordentertainment.com              jbrown@gaylordentertainment.com

         ~OR~                                   ~OR~

John Fernquest                                  Dan O'Connor
Sloane & Company                                Sloane & Company
(212) 446-1889                                  (212) 446-1865
jfernquest@sloanepr.com                         doconnor@sloanepr.com