Dining Partner Opportunity

Showcase the LGBTQ+ pride of your restaurant! In return, we will showcase you all week long and showcase your business as one of our official dining recommendations.

Dining partners will receive extensive marketing benefits targeted towards TGSW attendees, tourists and locals. Partners will also be an exclusive TGSW dinner recommendation for one evening during February 28 - March 7, 2026. This opportunity is limited to seven partners.

Participating businesses will receive the following benefits:

Pre-Event

• Inclusion on the TGSW announcement of dinner recommendations

  • Webpage

    • Last year’s example

      • Since the launch date, there have been 1,800+ unique viewers who spent an average time of 2.5 minutes on the page

  • Blog

    • Last year’s example

  • Social media

    • Last year’s Facebook example

    • Last year’s Instagram example

  • Email newsletter

    • Last year’s example with 57% open rate

  • Each partner can showcase the following in the announcement:

    • A photo of the business

    • Menu feature

    • An overview of the business with hyperlinks

• Hyperlinked inclusion on the TGSW schedule page

• Hyperlinked logo on the TGSW partners page

• Hyperlinked logo on two email newsletter footers

• Asset package to promote dinner recommendation and partnership with TGSW

  • Last year’s example

During Event

• Official dinner recommendation location for one evening on February 22 - March 1, 2025

• Official dinner partner sticker or flag for window display

• Featured post on social media reminding attendees about the dinner recommendation with the business tagged and location listed

Post Event

• Inclusion in thank you recap campaign in a blog, social media, email newsletter

• Photos of Telluride Gay Ski Week to share on marketing channels

Cost

• $500

Demographics

This year, TGSW expects to have a diverse group of attendees from across the United States, Canada and Mexico. At the regional level, the largest market segments will come from the Southwest and Front Range of Colorado. A large drive market segment is expected from surrounding states Arizona and New Mexico and with direct flights from Dallas, Houston and Austin, Texas will also be largely represented at the event.

Historical data shows that over 70% of ticket-buyers are white males over the age of 35. In addition, a majority of attendees are homeowners, have graduated college and earn more than $50k per year.