A travel planner associated with Black Travel Movement and Reggie & Friends is facing fresh accusations that he pocketed thousands of dollars from travelers after canceling a trip. Customers say Cummings never paid them back, and the pattern echoes a yacht vacation gone wrong seven years earlier that ended in an approximately $1.7 million federal judgment against him.
One of the travelers reportedly paid for the getaway. The trip was promoted as a luxury vacation with a private-jet experience. Travelers had signed up for the vacation before Cummings canceled it.
Reports discuss the cancellation and refund concerns.
Zelle Payments Leave Some Travelers Stuck
The case illustrates how travelers who pay directly rather than by credit card may have fewer avenues for recovering money. Some travelers have not received direct refunds.
Travelers discussed the trip and refunds. The trip was booked through an agent.
The vulnerability created by peer-to-peer payment apps like Zelle is not unique to this case. Federal Trade Commission data compiled by OmniWatch shows Americans lost $118.1 million to peer-to-peer payment app scams in just the first three months of 2025, with financial institutions reimbursing an average of only 47% of losses when consumers are tricked into authorizing transfers. Total consumer fraud losses reported to the FTC were $12.5 billion in 2024, with imposter and misrepresentation schemes accounting for $2.95 billion of that total, according to Ethos Risk Services.
A 2019 Yacht Trip Ended in a $1.7 Million Judgment
This is not the first time Cummings has faced accusations of failing to deliver on travel packages he sold. During Black Yacht Week in the British Virgin Islands in 2019, boats developed mechanical issues, and Cummings failed to provide promised services, the station's report notes. Travelers on that trip reported inadequate food instead of the advertised meals, and they demanded refunds that never came.
Complaints about Cummings existed in North Carolina years earlier, and separate reporting from WFMY News 2 found that travelers on the 2019 Black Yacht Week trip paid between $2,950 and $3,350 for what was advertised as “Super Premium” luxury yacht experiences, only to be left paying out of pocket for taxis and ferries because no company representative met them at the airport. International charter company Dream Yacht Charter later filed a lawsuit against Black Travel Movement, LLC and Cummings in connection with that trip.
Court records reviewed by PacerMonitor show a federal judgment of approximately $1.7 million involving Cummings and Black Travel Movement, LLC.
Company Origins and a Stalled Investigation
Black Travel Movement, LLC and Cummings were connected to the 2019 Black Yacht Week trip, according to reporting and court filings. Reports also discussed complaints about the company's North Carolina operations, without detailing the status of any consumer-protection inquiry or subsequent complaints.
Travelers have raised complaints about the trip. Reports discuss alleged financial losses.
Travel Complaints
The complaints focus on the gap between what travelers expected when they booked their trips and what they say they ultimately received.
