Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center is a hotel and convention center, opened in Grapevine, Texas minutes from Dallas - Fort Worth, in March, 2004. It has 400,000 sq ft (37,000 m2) of meeting space and 1,511 guest rooms.
Gaylord Texan is owned by Gaylord Hotels, a division of Ryman Hospitality Properties (formerly known as Gaylord Entertainment Company), and operated by Marriott International. It is a sister hotel to the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, and Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center.
In 2005 and 2009, it was the location of QuakeCon, a major gaming convention based in Texas.
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