 WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY 03/22/2019 WINNING OR LOSING WITH BONVOY Marriott has faced its fair share of challenges following the Starwood acquisition, recent loyalty program integration and Bonvoy launch — IT problems, uninformed customer service agents, inconsistent benefit implementation and other issues have caused plenty of frustration for customers, too. That said, in some ways, members are better off following the merger, though many customers are clearly taking this opportunity to shift their loyalty, moving to competing programs, instead. TPG examines both sides of the Bonvoy coin:
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 Her airline assured her she was safe to fly to Mexico. When she returned, ICE detained her. "She spent Valentine’s Day in prison," her husband told TPG. She's still there now.
 Facing tremendous scrutiny, Boeing will now make at least one of the safety features standard on its MAX planes, and plans to roll out an MCAS software update in the coming days.
 While you'll no longer get 12 months with the card before paying the $95 annual fee, a closer look at the math shows that you’ll still come out ahead, thanks to a big new bonus boost.
 Hyatt’s annual category changes just went into effect, and while many properties got a little more expensive with points, there is a silver lining: 12 properties moved down to the chain's free-night-certificate-friendly Category 4.
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