Surf’s up as Polo Ultra Blue ‘takes over’ Americas travel retail

Polo Ultra Blue, the new fragrance for men from Ralph Lauren launched into travel retail in March, is being featured across sixteen different US cities in a blockbuster July campaign.

The retailtainment concept was inspired by the ‘surf-globetrotter’ who travels to hot surfing destinations in search of the most thrilling waves. An exclusive city stamp has been created for each city he has explored, including Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro and Miami.

Shoppers buying Polo Ultra Blue receive a complimentary sports bag, personalised with their initials and a city stamp as a Sense of Place souvenir gift.

Riding into Rio: This high-profile promotion features with Dufry at Rio de Janeiro Tom Jobim International Airport (RIOgaleão).

The campaign includes an experiential Polo Beach Bar. Passengers are invited to discover the fragrance tailored to their lifestyle through their favourite cocktail recipes. The experience extends to a surfboard photo booth featuring waves crashing in the background, so consumers can create sharable selfies.

[Click on icon to view a Luke Rockhold commercial for Polo Ultra Blue.]

L’Oréal Travel Retail said that the Polo Ultra Blue event is a “perfect expression of retailtainment and Sense of Place enhancement that allows travellers to live a one-of a kind experience, part of a memorable journey”.

Polo Ultra Blue is described as an ultra-fresh and ultra-long lasting interpretation of the popular Polo Blue brand.

It is designed to evoke the “refined, yet sporty lifestyle” of the Polo Blue Man, a dynamic embodied in the just-released campaign by Luke Rockhold, the new face of Polo Blue fragrances. Rockhold is a mixed martial artist (MMA) and model and also an avid surfer and kite boarder.

(Above) BA stands not this time for beauty adviser but for Buenos Aires. Pictured is the Interbaires (Duty Free Shop) campaign at Ministro Pistarini (Ezeiza) International Airport.
Offering the personal touch: Shoppers receive a complimentary sports bag with their initials. Pictured is the campaign with Dufry at Rio de Janeiro Tom Jobim International Airport (RIOgaleão).
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