Gaylord Texan Resort Hotel & Convention Center

Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center is a hotel and convention center, opened in Grapevine, Texas minutes from Dallas - Fort Worth, on April 4, 2004. It has 400000sqft of meeting space and 1,511 guest rooms.Gaylord Texan is owned by 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 2004, 2005 and 2009, it was the location of QuakeCon, a major gaming convention based in Texas.The resort hosted the National Conference of the Technology Student Association from June 28, 2015 through July 2, 2015.The resort is the official hotel of the Dallas Cowboys NFL team.Annual EventThe resort features an annual event with different themes each year. The event is called ICE! and Lone Star Christmas and is sponsored by different corporations every year. Each annual exhibit is a different holiday theme such as Charlie Brown, Nutcracker, Shrek, and Frosty the Snowman.