Ryman Hospitality Properties (formerly Gaylord Entertainment) may be hollerin' for attention in the hospitality game, but it's no corporate hayseed. Its properties consist of resort hotels tethered closely to attractions that appeal to the meetings and conventions market. They include the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, the Gaylord Palms Resort in Florida (close to Disney World), the Gaylord Texan Resort near Dallas, and the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in the Washington, DC, area. Ryman's hotels are managed by hotel giant Marriott. In 2012 the company changed its name, convered to a REIT, and sold its hotel brand and management business to Marriott.