Gaylord Entertainment Co. (GET) has agreed to acquire the nation's largest manager of vacation rental property in a stock swap valued at $177 million.

Destin, Fla.-based ResortQuest International (RZT), until recently headquartered in Memphis, expects to generate $150 million to $155 million in revenue this year. It operates an online booking service for 20,000 properties with a combined value of $7 billion located along beaches, in Hawaii, in the mountains and desert. Among its properties are condos, chalets and cabins in Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge and near the Smoky Mountains.

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