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Black Travelers Say They Lost Thousands Booking This Luxury Trip | TSR Investigates

Black Travel Movement founder Reggie Cummings is under fire, accused of scamming travelers out of thousands of dollars. This, after allegedly canceling a private jet trip to the Caribbean. From a looming $1.6 fraud judgment to Cummings alleging he was scammed. What really happened?

The Shade Room’s Justin Carter is looking into things and pulling receipts on ‘TSR Investigates.

Travelers Say They Lost Thousands Booking Black Travel Movement Luxury Trip

According to Carter, Kayla Poplar was set to take a vacation to the Caribbean with her fianc three months ago. However, the organized trip was allegedly abruptly canceled. This, after allegedly paying $9,700 to take flight.

Per Carter, the cancellation arrived after Cummings allegedly began sending messages to the group, asking to postpone the trip.

“When asked why… he said that… he had double-booked with his China trip he had another trip around that same time and he had double-booked,” fellow traveler Joanelle Baptiste explained to Carter while noting her confusion.

Per Carter, Baptiste had previously gone on two vacations with Cummings. So initially, she wasn’t worried. However, “come May 13th,” she reportedly received a call from him in which he canceled the trip and alleged he had been scammed.

More On The Luxury Trip & Where Things Went Wrong

According to Baptiste, Cummings now alleged that he had been scammed by the private jet broker. In response, Baptiste questioned how a single alleged mishap with the broker could have halted the entire trip and its excursions.

“I was livid. I was pissed,” Baptiste explained to Carter, recalling her immediate reaction.

Scroll above to watch as fellow traveler Tammy Johnson details her experience booking travel with Reggie Cummings. Additionally, Carter details how Cummings allegedly promised his travelers refunds. But he only made good on multiple apology messages. Furthermore, Carter delves into Cummings’ previously being ordered to pay $1.6 million for a failed yacht excursion a detail his current bookers seemingly missed. Lastly, Carter shares the statement he received from Reggie Cummings. Additionally, Carter shares what consumers should do if they run into a vacation scam.

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Jadriena Solomon

Jadriena “Jade” Solomon is a journalist and editor, specializing in beauty, fashion, entertainment, and culture. A graduate of CUNY Brooklyn College’s Journalism and Media Studies program, she began her career in 2015, publishing independent op-ed articles, and has since built a strong digital media portfolio across reporting, editing, and hosting for major media companies. As The Shade Room’s Senior Editor, Jadriena helps lead editorial direction, manages writers and editors, and has contributed more than 2,600 stories with over 45M page views since her start in 2022. Her past roles include contributing and staff positions at HelloBeautiful, Blavity News, 21Ninety, and Bronze Magazine. She has interviewed talents such as Tamron Hall, Eboni K. Williams, Tia Mowry, LeToya Luckett, Salt-N-Pepa, and more.

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