Remiya + Brian land in the UK Jun 24 (Wales wedding), London from Jun 28. Striped blocks = the 1β9pm work window. EuroPride 2026 hits Amsterdam Jul 25βAug 8 β the Jul 2 morning wander doubles as a 2027 scout.
Route: Hyde Park Corner β Piccadilly β Haymarket β Whitehall. Free main stage at Trafalgar Square. Theme: "Many Voices. One Front." ~1.5M expected. Campaign pillars include Black & Brown queer visibility β directly our lane.
EuroPride lands three weeks after we leave β Canal Parade Aug 1. With work 1β9pm, the Jul 2 morning + late evenings are the scout window for the confirmed Amsterdam 2027 slot: venues, hostel vibe, who's organizing.
Europe's biggest Pride β parade conflicts with London this year. Log contacts now; marquee leg for Pride Tour 2027.
Pride week ends before we land. Keep on the 2027 routing ballot.
Was the long-shot; the Jul 5 LHRβSEA return closes it. 2027 candidate.
The rule (per Brian): we only book from Hostelworld, 9.0+ rating. Candidates pulled live (Jun 12) for the three actual stays, 4 guests. Prices are per-person/night dorms unless marked priv. Company layer: wherever we book, pitch the hostel-partnership thesis at the desk β young queer travelers are the market in motion.
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Pride weekend (Jul 3β5) is the squeeze: only five 9+ properties, prices doubled vs. midweek. Book that one first.
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The play: four of us are physically there July 4 β six days after MVP0 launches. The crew works 1β9pm Jun 30βJul 2, so company moments live in mornings and late evenings until Jul 3 β then Pride weekend is wide open. Every goal below rides on presence we already paid for.
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Company-side contacts need to be lined up in each city before wheels-up on June 29. Kris's resignation (June 9) leaves Desi holding marketing; Marz covers social but is new to partnership outreach.
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Company-tagged lines are the brand-play spend β receipts to Tennille, books as marketing/biz-dev. Personal lines stay personal. "Split" counts half-and-half in subtotals.
Frame: the Pride Tour β the team comes to your city, and you meet the people building it. Chance Create is the case study for what a city stop looks like. Community-first voice; "sapphic" stands alone for our audience, glossed ("sapphic / wlw / women who love women") for press. Love language ordering: community β self β someone.
The invite: "We're at Pride in London July 4 β come find your people (and us)." Pre-Pride meetup Friday evening July 3 (after the work block ends), venue via team-mapped connections. Capture: parade day + meetup faces (consent-first).
The invite: "Amsterdam, we're here Jul 1β3 β evenings are yours." One post, one casual late-evening hang. EuroPride year. Routing data for the confirmed 2027 slot.
Every stop ends with the same line: "This was stop one. Tell us where the tour goes next." The reply thread becomes the 2027 routing data β Amsterdam and UK are already confirmed.