Originally Posted by
craigthemif
I would have thought that booking and cancelling a reward would have counted as activity. Obviously not...
If that were the case, it would be possible to extend the lifetime of your entire balance indefinitely, without ever again actually earning a point/mile/Avio.
It's a frequent flyer account at heart; if you're not topping it up with new points/miles/Avios, then you are not playing their game and they don't want you.