Can you please read this thread? The OP wants to use their hotel points to transfer to airline miles. The only program that's devalued that in recent years is Club Carlson, not Hilton HHonors.

The Hilton HHonors devaluation mostly affected luxury/top tier hotels. It didn't affect small town Hamptons and HGIs that much, and it didn't affect transfers to airline programs a single bit.

Not everyone uses a hotel program the same way. I'm slightly amazed people like you think everyone does!!!

I only use HHonors points where they're good value. I don't expect to be able to use them at any particular destination, but I'm happy when I can. Otherwise, I may use my Marriott points, my IHG points, my SPG points, my Club Carlson points, my Choice points, my Best Western points, or even my WyndhamRewards points. (And, if need be, I have "flexible" points that I could transfer to Hyatt if I ever needed those. Tho my Hyatt account seems deactivated due to about 10 years of no use, because of their small footprint.) Or I may just pay for an "indie" hotel that's not nearly as expensive as the big chain hotels.

And to me, HHonors points not being a good value in more than half the places I go to is nothing new. But as long as they're of value some of the places I go to, that's fine.