diff --git a/botserver-action/actions.py b/botserver-action/actions.py
index 4dc9b14..852fe05 100644
--- a/botserver-action/actions.py
+++ b/botserver-action/actions.py
@@ -207,6 +207,10 @@ async def run(self, dispatcher: CollectingDispatcher, tracker: Tracker, domain:
         pagination_intent = 'user_click_to_navigate_search_result'
         notes_bkinfo = slots.get('notes_bkinfo')
         bkinfo_orderby = slots.get('bkinfo_orderby', None)
+        bkinfo_area_type = slots.get('bkinfo_area_type', None)
+        bkinfo_district = slots.get('bkinfo_district', None)
+        bkinfo_region = slots.get('bkinfo_region', None)
+        bkinfo_country = slots.get('bkinfo_country', None)
         query_payload = slots.get('search_result_query', '')
         notes_search_result = slots.get('notes_search_result', None)
         botmemo_booking_progress = FSMBotmemeBookingProgress(slots)
@@ -252,7 +256,14 @@ async def run(self, dispatcher: CollectingDispatcher, tracker: Tracker, domain:
             hotels = picklize_search_result(get_cache(notes_search_result))
             logger.info('[INFO] Retrieve hotels from redis cache, key: notes_search_result.')
         else:
-            hotels = await search_rooms(bkinfo_orderby=bkinfo_orderby, **bkinfo)
+            hotels = await search_rooms(
+                **bkinfo,
+                bkinfo_orderby=bkinfo_orderby,
+                bkinfo_area_type=bkinfo_area_type,
+                bkinfo_district=bkinfo_district,
+                bkinfo_region=bkinfo_region,
+                bkinfo_country=bkinfo_country,
+            )
 
             if not isinstance(hotels, dict):
                 error_message = '[ERROR] in botacts_search_hotel_rooms action, search_rooms returns wrong data type: %s.' % (type(hotels))
diff --git a/botserver-action/booking_service.py b/botserver-action/booking_service.py
index f5dc0aa..b896789 100644
--- a/botserver-action/booking_service.py
+++ b/botserver-action/booking_service.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 import copy
 
 from arrow import Arrow
-from requests import get
+from requests import get, RequestException
 from cachetools import cached, TTLCache
 from cachecontrol import CacheControl
 from cachecontrol import CacheControlAdapter
@@ -85,6 +85,24 @@
 requests_sess = CacheControl(sess=requests.Session(), cache=RedisCache(r), heuristic=ExpiresAfter(minutes=REQUESTS_CACHE_MINS))
 
 
+def make_request_to_bookingapi(url, headers, params):
+
+    for i in range(3):
+        try:
+            response = requests_sess.get(url, headers=headers, params=params)
+            response.raise_for_status()
+
+            return response
+
+        except RequestException:
+            logger.error('[INFO] try to request_to_search_hotel, %s, API url: %s, HttpError: %s', 'RequestException', response.url, response.reason)
+            time.sleep(0.1)
+
+    # TODO: propagate the error back to action to inform user something like
+    # "I got problem while communicating booking service, please try again after few minutes"
+    return None
+
+
 # @cached(cache=TTLCache(maxsize=128, ttl=60))
 async def search_rooms(
         bkinfo_area, bkinfo_checkin_time, bkinfo_duration,
@@ -346,7 +364,7 @@ def request_room_list_by_hotel(hotel_id, checkin_date, checkout_date, currency=C
         "units": UNITS,
     }
 
-    response = requests_sess.get(url, headers=headers, params=querystring)
+    response = make_request_to_bookingapi(url, headers=headers, params=querystring)
     logger.info('[INFO] request_room_list_by_hotel, API url: %s', response.url)
 
     if not response.ok:
@@ -400,21 +418,15 @@ def request_to_search_hotel(dest_id, dest_type, checkin_date, checkout_date, ord
         "units": UNITS,
     }
 
-    for i in range(3):
-        try:
-            response = requests_sess.get(url, headers=headers, params=querystring)
-            response.raise_for_status()
-
-            logger.info('[INFO] request_to_search_hotel, API url: %s', response.url)
+    response = make_request_to_bookingapi(url, headers=headers, params=querystring)
 
-            return response.json()
-
-        except:
-            logger.info('[INFO] try to request_to_search_hotel, API url: %s, error: %s', response.url, i)
-            time.sleep(0.1)
+    logger.info('[INFO] request_to_search_hotel, API url: %s', response.url)
 
+    if response:
+        return response.json()
     return {}
 
+
 def request_hotel_data(hotel_id):
     """
     >>> details = response.json()
@@ -434,11 +446,9 @@ def request_hotel_data(hotel_id):
         "locale": LOCALE,
     }
 
-    response = requests_sess.get(url, headers=headers, params=querystring)
+    response = make_request_to_bookingapi(url, headers=headers, params=querystring)
     logger.info('[INFO] request_hotel_data, API url: %s', response.url)
 
-    response.raise_for_status()
-
     return response.json()
 
 
@@ -457,11 +467,9 @@ def request_to_search_locations(name):
         "locale": LOCALE,
     }
 
-    response = requests_sess.get(url, headers=headers, params=querystring)
+    response = make_request_to_bookingapi(url, headers=headers, params=querystring)
     logger.info('[INFO] request_to_search_locations, API url: %s', response.url)
 
-    response.raise_for_status()
-
     return response.json()
 
 
@@ -500,6 +508,7 @@ def choose_location(bkinfo_area, bkinfo_area_type=None, bkinfo_district=None, bk
         bkinfo_country=bkinfo_country,
     )
 
+    logger.info('[DEV] request_to_search_locations -> %s', name)
     locations = request_to_search_locations(name=name)
     logger.info('[INFO] request_to_search_locations, found %s location(s) in respective to query: %s', len(locations), name)