Ludus Tours and USA Luge announce partnership

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. - Luge fans planning on heading up to watch the team compete in Vancouver next February will have access to everything from hotels, tickets and tours to corporate hospitality options. Ludus Tours, who brought over 2,000 fans to the Games in Torino in 2006, has teamed up with USA Luge in a partnership that will extend through the end of February 2011. The agreement names Ludus an Official Sponsor and the Official Tour Operator of USA Luge.

Included in its packages for Vancouver, Ludus will offer hotel accommodations, private airport transfers, hospitality at the Ludus Lounge, tour guide and concierge assistance, and Ludus banquet dinner. Ludus will also offer luge fans travel packages to the 2011 World Championships in Cesana, Italy beginning next year. Ludus also plans to create packages that cater specifically to USA Luge fans in Vancouver.

"We are happy to offer our fans and supporters travel packages to major luge events in the future, including those taking place in Vancouver in just over a year" said Gordy Sheer, USA Luge Director of Marketing and Sponsorship. "If you plan on being there to watch our team compete at the Games, Ludus offers an excellent variety of packages and price ranges."

"The opportunity to work with USA Luge is a great fit for our organization," Adam Dailey, Ludus' Managing Director, said. "We're all about reaching out to the friends and families of athletes, and we're extremely excited about this partnership."