My name is Elaine Demas. I am the founder and President of Telluride Experience, Inc.. I moved to Telluride in the fall of 1990 from Boston and have spent ten of the last eleven years on the Management Team at the Peaks Resort & Golden Door Spa, seven of those years as the Director of Conference, Catering and Destination Services.

Together with my partner, Erin Ries we provide over 15 years of Event Planning experience in the Telluride region. Our expertise in creating, planning and executing Incentive Trips, Corporate and Social Events and Weddings is unsurpassed in the Telluride region. We have created 100's of successful programs from simple "Dine Around's" to elaborate catered events at 11,000 ft.

We're excited to share our knowledge of the area and everything it has to offer for the perfect event.

Whether it's a corporate event for 20 or an incentive trip for 600, you can count on Telluride Experience, Inc. and our team of local support staff and vendors to provide an unforgettable experience. a Telluride Experience.

Thank you again for visiting our site and please visit the "testimonial" section below for some of our client's words of thanks.

We look forward to working with you soon!

Elaine Demas

1998 Conference Service Director of The Year,
Colorado Hotel and Lodging Association

Erin Ries

2001 Wyndham "Rising Star" Award
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Following are excerpts from some of the letters we have received which I think will give you a good perspective into the quality of our work and the type of service we provide.

What can I say? Where do I start? I only wish you could have heard every compliment and praise that I received, because so much of the success is directly thanks to you and the wonderful job you did for our conference. I can’t even begin to thank you for all the hard work, I should probably write a note to thank your family for letting you go for such long days.

No matter what it was, no matter how short notice, you always pulled through with flying colors. Every time a client came to me with a request, I knew I could say yes, because I knew that no matter what, you would do everything possible to help me fulfill it. I can’t tell you what a difference that made.

Sincerely,
Wendy R. Pantle
Assistant Vice President
Corporate Meeting Management
The Chase Manhattan Bank

Special praise should be given to Elaine Demas for single-handedly saving the destination services portion of the program after internal personnel turnovers. Elaine’s attention to detail and never say die attitude delivered an off property program wrought with logistical challenges flawlessly. Her knowledge and creativity were invaluable and she is to be commended for a difficult job well done.

Kevin McDonough
Damar Travel Incentive Inc

Elaine Demas has the patience of a saint. Her attention to our details and her willingness to take on any requests, make her an invaluable asset to your organization. I don’t think I have ever dealt with a more efficient, get it done Conference Manager. Her personality also makes her very approachable; again, a trait that meeting planners party for in their Conference Managers.

Susan Futran
Exhibit & Events Coordinator
U.S. Generating Company

Elaine Demas was a superb Conference Director, who brought all our plans to life. Only her tireless energy and her dedicated team could have coordinated four days of meetings, meals, sports and Spa activities so smoothly and with such success.

Rhonda Dean
Vice President Women’s Healthcare
Parke-Davis

A great deal of credit for the success of this program rests with Elaine Demas. I can’t tell you what a pleasure it was working with Elaine. A lot of people bring a can do attitude to their work, Elaine takes is a step further with a will do approach. With team members like Elaine your clients can be assured of successful operations.

Kurt Schumacher
Account Executive
Carlson Marketing Group

There are no words! You are simply the best a true lifesaver and totally on top of every detail. I wish we could steal you. Thanks for looking after us, our people and our lives. We really appreciate your fine work.

Sandy Steinberg
The Chase Manhattan Bank

"I most appreciate your ability to respond quickly, with helpful information, suggestions to enhance an experience and to go the extra step to ensure customer satisfaction. You are truly a professional and a pleasure to work with."

Penelope R. Moroney
Meetings Manager
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons

"Not only did you deliver but you went above and beyond my expectations."

Mark L. Fichter
The M.W. Kellogg Company

"We credit you with overseeing our stay and our (wedding) event's logistics, and being a wonderful liaison..."

Gail Lozier
Mother of the bride