Best way to get Honors points OUT
I've attained HHonors Gold and SPG Platinum and will no longer be staying at any Hilton properties. I tried to make a reservation using HHonors points at a Hampton inn in a po-dunk town I would be traveling to for a medical emergency and was informed their capacity controls had kicked in and they had no rooms available for award stays (at any point level). Given that this sort of practice HUGELY devalues my points, I'm going to stick with Starwood (where they have NO blackouts and NO capacity controls -- if you can buy a room, you can get the award period).
I'm looking for the best way to get the points out of HHonors and into something else. I've got FF accounts with CO, NW, AA, US and Delta, but tend to fly CO/NW most. Is there anything better than a straight swap for FF miles (at 10:1 ratio, which sucks)?