diff --git a/server/controllers/api.js b/server/controllers/api.js
index e990bfa..79f18f2 100644
--- a/server/controllers/api.js
+++ b/server/controllers/api.js
@@ -16,7 +16,12 @@ class Api extends BaseController {
 
       const { limit, offset } = this.getPagination(page, size);
 
-      const { rows, count } = await heytripService.hotelSearch(keyword, { limit, offset });
+      let keywordStr = keyword;
+      keywordStr = keyword.replace(/[,’'"\\;%()@&+=\-\.®–\!]/g, ''); // '[^a-zA-Z0-9 @@&&()\-\./®’"'',–\!]'
+      keywordStr = keywordStr.replace(/\s+/g, ' ');
+      keywordStr = keywordStr.trim();
+
+      const { rows, count } = await heytripService.hotelSearch(keywordStr, { limit, offset });
 
       let quoteRes = [];