Form in Laravel doesn't trigger the `store()` method in the controller and reloads the page without errors

I’m developing a Laravel 10 application where users can add stages to a trip. I have a form in the travel show.blade.php file that allows creating a new stage. When I submit the form, the page reloads, but no new entry is created in the database, and it seems like the store() method in the controller isn’t being executed.

Context:

Form in the Blade file (show.blade.php):

<form action="{{ route('user.stages.store', $travel->slug) }}" method="POST"
        class="add_stage_form w-100 d-none py-3">
        @csrf

        <input type="hidden" name="travel_id" value="{{ $travel->id }}">


        <div class="input_wrapper mb-1 row">
          <label for="place" class="input_label">{{ __('Tappa') }}</label>

          <div class="col-md-6">
            <input id="place" type="text" class="form-control @error('place') is-invalid @enderror" name="place"
              value="{{ old('place') }}" required autocomplete="place" autofocus>

            @error('place')
              <span class="invalid-feedback" role="alert">
                <strong>{{ $message }}</strong>
              </span>
            @enderror
          </div>
        </div>

        <div class="input_wrapper mb-3 row">
          <label for="note" class="input_label">{{ __('Note') }}</label>

          <div class="col-md-6">
            <textarea id="note" name="note" class="form-control @error('note') is-invalid @enderror" autofocus>
            {{ old('note') }}
            </textarea>

            @error('note')
              <span class="invalid-feedback" role="alert">
                <strong>{{ $message }}</strong>
              </span>
            @enderror
          </div>
        </div>

        <div class="d-flex align-items-center gap-3">

          <button type="submit" class="btn button_style btn_primary">
            Salva tappa
          </button>

          <button type="button" class="close_form_btn btn button_style btn_secondary">
            Elimina tappa
          </button>

        </div>
      </form>

Controller (StageController.php):

public function store(StoreStageRequest $request, Travel $travel)
{
    // Validate
    $val_data = $request->validated();

    // Set the travel_id
    $val_data['travel_id'] = $travel->id;

    // Create slug
    $slug = Str::slug($request->place, '-');
    $val_data['slug'] = $slug;

    // Handle photo upload if present
    if ($request->hasFile('photo')) {
        $image_path = Storage::put('uploads', $request->file('photo'));
        $val_data['photo'] = $image_path;
    }

    // Create the stage
    Stage::create($val_data);

    dd('Store method reached', $request->all(), $travel);

    // Redirect to the trip's show page
    return redirect()->route('user.travels.show', $travel->slug)->with('message', 'New stage added!');
}

Request Validation Class (StoreStageRequest.php):

public function authorize(): bool
{
    return true;
}

public function rules(): array
{
    return [
        'place' => 'required|min:5|max:150',
        'travel_id' => 'required|exists:travel,id',
        'note' => 'nullable|max:250',
        'photo' => 'nullable|image|max:2000'
    ];
}

When I submit the form:

The page reloads, but no new entry is created in the stages table in the database.
I don’t see the output of the dd() I placed at the beginning of the store() method, which suggests the method isn’t being triggered.
There are no visible errors on the page, and the form seems to be submitted correctly.

Question:

Why isn’t the store() method in the controller being executed, and why does the page reload without saving data to the database? How can I fix this issue and ensure the method is correctly triggered?

Thanks in advance for any help!

What I’ve Tried:

• I verified that the POST route is correctly configured in the web.php file:

route::post('/travels/{travel}/stages', [StageController::class, 'store'])->name('stages.store');

• I made sure that the CSRF token is present in the form.

• I monitored the POST request using the browser’s developer tools and observed that the request is being sent to the correct URL (http://127.0.0.1:8000/user/travels/{slug}/stages) with a status code of 302.