How Soul Stamped Curates Travel for Black Travelers

How Soul Stamped Curates Travel for Black Travelers

Travel should feel exciting, affirming, and personal. For Black travelers, choosing a destination often involves more than comparing hotel prices or finding the most photographed attractions. Comfort, cultural awareness, representation, safety, and the overall atmosphere of a destination can shape the entire experience. At Soul Stamped, we understand that meaningful travel is not one-size-fits-all. We…

Why Your Next Trip Should Mean Something

Why Your Next Trip Should Mean Something

There’s a difference between taking a trip and having an experience. One fills your calendar. The other fills something deeper – a need for rest, connection, discovery, or proof that the world holds more than your daily routine. Intentional travel starts with that distinction. Most people plan vacations around deals, dates, and convenience. They scroll…

The Splurge You’ll Never Regret: 4 Luxury Travel Experiences Worth Every Dollar

The Splurge You’ll Never Regret: 4 Luxury Travel Experiences Worth Every Dollar

From Maldives overwater bungalows to African safaris — these 4 luxury travel experiences are worth every dollar. Find out why and how to book smart. There’s a version of travel that’s about getting there. And then there’s the version that’s about what happens to you while you’re there. Luxury travel — done right — is…

Are airline refunds automatic now? For this canceled American Airlines flight, they weren’t
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Are airline refunds automatic now? For this canceled American Airlines flight, they weren’t

All Rhonda Bryant wanted was a refund for her airline ticket. She’d booked three tickets with American Airlines for a trip from Portland, Maine, to San Francisco. But when American canceled her connecting flight from Charlotte to San Francisco after hours of delays, her plans fell apart.  And then American refused to return her money,…

Frontier Airlines overcharged me $220 for luggage! Can you help me get it back?

Frontier Airlines overcharged me $220 for luggage! Can you help me get it back?

Allison Sanders prepays for her checked luggage on a Frontier Airlines flight from Denver to Orlando. But the airline charges her for her bags twice. Now it won’t refund her for the second charge. Can she get her second charge back? Q: I was flying from Denver to Orlando on Frontier Airlines. I prepaid for…

Travel is more “nonrefundable” than ever — here’s how to get around that
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Travel is more “nonrefundable” than ever — here’s how to get around that

Christina Anderson thought her hotel room in Reykjavik, Iceland, was refundable. But when her flight to Iceland was canceled because of bad weather, she made a stunning discovery: It wasn’t. Anderson, a retired nurse from West Lafayette, Ind., booked her room at the Iceland Parliament Hotel through a travel website affiliated with Priceline, and she…

I paid for unlimited airport parking. Then the company changed its rules.

I paid for unlimited airport parking. Then the company changed its rules.

Victoria Broer has parked her family van at USAirport Parking near Denver International Airport for a decade. The company held her keys for her in its office, and she felt safe — so safe that she paid $1,825 every year for unlimited parking privileges. And then everything changed. The Parking Spot, which acquired USAirport Parking…

Hertz wants another $842 after my insurance paid — is that legal?

Hertz wants another $842 after my insurance paid — is that legal?

Victoria Muenchow hits a deer while driving a Hertz rental van, files a claim through her credit card insurance, and waits 10 months for Hertz to send a $5,873 bill. After her insurance settles the bill, Hertz demands an additional $842 for “diminished value” but can’t provide documentation. Can she fight this fee — and…

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Tricked into a Palladium membership: My honeymoon nightmare

Angela Reiffer and her husband thought they were getting a free couples massage after they checked into a Palladium resort in the Dominican Republic for their honeymoon.  Instead, they ended up spending seven hours in a high-pressure sales pitch, surrounded by multiple salespeople and plied with drinks, they say. By the end of the day,…

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