diff --git a/spring-webflow-samples/booking-mvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/samples/booking/HotelsController.java b/spring-webflow-samples/booking-mvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/samples/booking/HotelsController.java
index 32317ac5..346d3eb4 100644
--- a/spring-webflow-samples/booking-mvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/samples/booking/HotelsController.java
+++ b/spring-webflow-samples/booking-mvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/webflow/samples/booking/HotelsController.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public class HotelsController {
 	}
     }
 
-    @RequestMapping
+    @RequestMapping(method = RequestMethod.GET)
     @ModelAttribute("hotels")
     public List<Hotel> search(SearchCriteria criteria) {
 	return bookingService.findHotels(criteria);
diff --git a/spring-webflow-samples/booking-mvc/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/hotels/index.jsp b/spring-webflow-samples/booking-mvc/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/hotels/index.jsp
index 76a90b79..01266add 100644
--- a/spring-webflow-samples/booking-mvc/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/hotels/index.jsp
+++ b/spring-webflow-samples/booking-mvc/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/hotels/index.jsp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 <tiles:insertTemplate template="/WEB-INF/layouts/standard.jsp">
 <tiles:putAttribute name="content">
 
-<form:form modelAttribute="searchCriteria" action="search">
+<form:form modelAttribute="searchCriteria" action="search" method="get">
 <div class="section">
     <span class="errors">
     	<form:errors path="*"/>