Terms & Conditions

Identification: Passengers are required to make reservations in the full name that is listed on their government-issued identification that they will use for travel. Passengers must ensure their name and date of birth is correct on all travel documents. If you need to make any changes to names or date of birth after travel documents have been issued, passenger will be responsible for any associated change fees. Passenger is required to immediately review all aspects of their booking to verify (but not limited to): passenger names, mailing address, email address, telephone number, date of birth, pricing, airfare, arrival/departure airports, accommodations, and organized activities on their booking receipt. Please notify Melanin and Stamped Travel immediately if any omissions and/or corrections are needed regarding the booking details. Passenger(s) voluntarily assumes full & sole responsibility for any and all risks and/or costs involved with failure to report such errors and/or omissions.

Payments:  Melanin and Stamped Travel merchant account is through Travel Joy. Travel Joy accepts PayPal and major credit cards. If deposit/payment is not received by the agency on or before the Deposit Due Date, reservations are automatically cancelled. Failure to remit payments on a timely basis will automatically put your booking at risk of cancellation. Without limitation, Passenger(s) voluntarily hold Melanin and Stamped Travel harmless for cancellation of any booking for either late payment or declination of a credit card.

Refunds: All payments to Melanin and Stamped Travel are non-refundable and non-transferable. Melanin and Stamped Travel has contractual agreements with hotels, airlines and other vendors that will allow us not to obtain any refunds.

Prices: All prices listed are per person based upon shared twin room occupancy unless otherwise clearly specified. Prices do not include items of a personal nature such as laundry, wines, water, beverages, food (other than at all-inclusive resorts or where clearly specified), passport and visa fees, insurance, and foreign port taxes unless specifically indicated in the package inclusions. Prices are correct at time of publication; however, as airfares continually fluctuate and classes of service may have limited capacity, tour package prices and availability will change accordingly. In case of human or computer error, Melanin and Stamped Travel reserves the right to re-invoice for the correct price or service.

Deposit: A deposit is due at the time of reservation. No rooms or flights are held until a deposit is received. Deposits are nonrefundable and nontransferable All quoted prices are subject to change until booked. A confirmation will be sent once the reservation is booked

Late Payment: A Late Fee will be added to your balance 3 days after a missed due date. Late Fees vary by trip. Please see the trip description for late fee cost. All late fees must be paid before final payment due date or trip will be cancelled.

Last Minute Reservations: All reservations must be made no later than 30 days prior to departure. If requested services cannot be confirmed, payment will be refunded. If services are confirmed, final payment is due within 24 hours and all applicable cancellation penalties will apply.

Cancellation: Once reservations have been made; cancellations will only be accepted in writing. Email info@melaninandstamed.com your cancellation request to with your invoice number, full name, and date of travel. If you do not receive an acknowledgment within 48 hours, please call 229-598-5298 to ensure your information was received. Payments paid prior to cancellation are non-refundable and non-transferrable.

Reservation Changes: Changes to an existing reservation will incur a $75 per person charge plus any additional supplier fees. This includes name changes, date changes, removal of services (i.e., optional tours, transfers), etc. Replacing a travelling passenger with another traveling passenger constitutes a cancellation and is subject to cancellation penalties and is not covered by this reservation change policy. There are no refunds for uninsured services. Please note some suppliers do not allow for changes to be made.