Originally Posted by
5khours
Not at all. There are no fees for doing this. Unless at some point, you have to cancel the reservation, in which case you are in exactly the same position as you would have been cancelling at the beginning.
The potential fee for this is if you have to make a change in carrier or cabin.
There is no fee for cancelling an award
reservation. There is a fee for cancelling the ticket and redepositing the miles.
I just don't see any reason for booking at random dates for which you have no intention to travel.