Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. (the successor in interest by merger to Gaylord Entertainment Company) (NYSE: RHP) announced today that it will release its fourth quarter 2012 earnings results before the market opens on Tuesday, February 12, 2013. Management will hold a conference call to discuss the quarter's results 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://rymanhp.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 Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.:

Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. (NYSE: RHP), formerly known as Gaylord Entertainment Company, a leading hospitality and entertainment company based in Nashville Tennessee, has restructured its assets and operations in order to elect to be taxed as a REIT for federal income tax purposes effective as of January 1, 2013, and intends to specialize in group-oriented, destination hotel assets in urban and resort markets. Ryman Hospitality Properties' owned assets include a network of four upscale, meetings-focused resorts totaling 7,795 rooms that are managed by world-class lodging operator Marriott International under the Gaylord Hotels brand. Other owned assets managed by Marriott International include Gaylord Springs Golf Links, the Wildhorse Saloon, the General Jackson Showboat and The Inn at Opryland, a 303-room overflow hotel adjacent to Gaylord Opryland. Ryman Hospitality Properties also owns and operates a number of media and entertainment assets including the Grand Ole Opry (opry.com), the legendary weekly showcase of country music's finest performers for nearly 90 years; the Ryman Auditorium, the storied former home of the Grand Ole Opry located in downtown Nashville; and WSM-AM, the Opry's radio home. For additional information about Ryman Hospitality Properties, visit www.rymanhp.com.

Investor Relations:
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.
Mark Fioravanti, 615-316-6588
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
mfioravanti@rymanhp.com
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Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.
Todd Siefert, 615-316-6344
Vice President Corporate Finance & Treasurer
tsiefert@rymanhp.com
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Media:
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.
Brian Abrahamson, 615-316-6302
Vice President of Corporate Communications
babrahamson@rymanhp.com
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Sloane & Company
Josh Hochberg / Dan Zacchei, 212-446-1892 / 212-446-1882
jhochberg@sloanepr.com / dzacchei@sloanepr.com