Wow, one worldwide free night? That's MUCH better for my usage, which has been exclusively in Europe. I wonder if everybody is going to get one? It does soften the blow a bit. That triple whammy of no 2-4-1, the big redemption rate increases, and the cert only good in the USA, most likely had a high casualty rate for the card/program.
I also got my renewal/pay fee/spend 10K in the preceding 12 months cert via email a few days ago on the card I just renewed. I opted to keep my cards, albeit not happily.