Am I the only one who noticed a huge redemption hike for properties in Manhattan?
The hotels that went for 20-25k are now offered for a whopping 30k!

That devalues US properties for me, that is for sure. I am planning to move away from this program and switch to IHG, thank you very much. Not only it is easier to acquire points there, there are 20k properties at TSquare (equals $140)