travel identityStax Passport
The Countries-Visited Meme Has Been Waiting for a Platform
Movies got Letterboxd. Running got Strava. The country count, one of travel's oldest shared habits, never got a home. Now it has one, and it spins.
•6 min read
Dream it. Stack it.
Book it. Share it.
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Tokyo Trip
$4,000 goal
Remaining
$1,200
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Tokyo Trip
$4,000 goal
Remaining
$1,200
Travel Never Had a Savings System
Retirement has the 401(k). College has the 529. Healthcare has the HSA. Each makes saving systematic: automatic contributions, employer matching, tax incentives. Travel has none of that. Saving for travel has come down to willpower and workarounds, mostly alone. But the trips themselves are anything but alone. The people you love want to help fund, cheer on, and be part of the trip. They've never had a real way to do any of it.
Retirement
401(k)
College
529
Healthcare
HSA
Travel
staxHow It Works
Dream it
Build your Wanderlist of dream destinations
Stack it
Get an AI cost estimate. Save toward the goal — friends and family chip in too.
Book it
Book through Stax partners. Earn cashback on eligible bookings.
Share it
Your Stax Passport at stax.cash/@you. Stamps, map, stacks — your travel résumé in one link.
Everything you need to make trips happen
From dreaming to booking, Stax helps you every step of the way.
Smart AI Estimator
An accurate budget for any destination, broken down by flights, hotels, food, and activities and tuned to your travel style. Built with live price data, not guesswork.
Track Your Stacks
Link your bank and Stax tracks every dollar moving toward your goal. Every contribution from you and your squad, shown in real time.
Cash Rewards
Earn Cash Rewards on every booking you make through Stax partners. Earn more when you refer friends. Apply your Rewards toward any Stack to fund your next trip faster.
Social Savings
Save Out Loud. Share your Stack with family and friends, who contribute toward your goal and watch your progress build. Trips funded together tend to happen.
Booking Autopilot
Forward your booking emails to Stax. We pull out the details, link them to the right Stack, and track your spend vs. budget.
Stax Passport
Countries visited, your wanderlist of dream destinations, and the trips you've actually funded. Your travel life in one place, shareable on your profile.
Built for Trust. Stax never holds your money and never moves it without your say-so. Built on Plaid and Stripe — the same infrastructure powering Venmo, Robinhood, Amazon, and Chase.
What a Year of Talking to Travelers Told Us
90%
Couldn't easily estimate trip cost
5 → 1
Replace up to 5 apps with one
100%
Want easy way for crew to chip in
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The Trip You Think You Can't Afford
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•6 min read
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Travelmaxxing Is Not What the Trend Thinks It Is
Forbes calls travelmaxxing the art of doing everything possible while traveling. That is one version of it. Here is what maxxing a trip really means, and where the trend quietly skips the hard part.
•5 min read
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