EXHIBIT 32.1

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

      In connection with the Quarterly Report of Gaylord Entertainment Company
(the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), each
of the undersigned certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

      (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

      (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.

           By:  /s/ Colin V. Reed
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              Colin V. Reed
              Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive
              Officer
              May 9, 2006

           By:  /s/ David C. Kloeppel
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              David C. Kloeppel
              Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
              May 9, 2006

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other
document authenticating, acknowledging or otherwise adopting the signature that
appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement
required by Section 906, has been provided to the Company and will be retained
by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its
staff upon request.