Originally Posted by
budblab
I can confirm that rewards can be redeemed for hotels not as part of a package, and that >$400 can be redeemed, just as before the change.
I second the confirmation. Recently booked a 2-night hotel that was $207/night plus taxes - it showed up on my statement as a single Travelocity.com purchase of $459. It gave me 3 options for point redemption - 20k points for $400 (the only one worth considering), and believe the other two options were 15k and 25k.