mumbai debtridden national carrier air india is planning to enter the holiday packages business to enhance its share in the fastgrowing leisure travel segmentthe airline has floated global bids for selecting a service provider for this purposebesides international carriers most domestic airlines including the budget carriers also offer tailormade holiday packages to their customers to rake in additional nonticket revenueair india invites technical and commercial proposals only from reputed and experienced iataaccredited noniata travel companies for the technology platform content management and marketing of webbased booking of holiday packages according to the tender document floated by the flagcarrier tuesadyas per the document air india will offer a onestop shop for holiday packages which would cover flights hotels transport and sightseeing optionsthe selected bidder will provide the technology content and operation of air india holiday packages including developing hosting and managing the website of its new business verticalthe contract will be valid for three years from the commencement of the launch of the air india holiday product and it will have to commence services within 57 weeks of the awarding of the contractit is a very good move the airlines world over offer such services which fetch them good revenue other than the ticket sales besides promoting destinations it also promotes flights subhash goel chairman of the delhibased travel firm stick travels saidaccording to the bid document the applicantbidder who quotes the highest assured revenue for the three year would be offered contractthe bidder will have to have own arrangements agreements for competitively priced hotel inventory and related ground services including return airport transfers local transfers meals sightseeing and travel insuranceair india will offer inclusive tour fares for the holiday package the selected bidder will put together the package components and offer an all inclusive price and host it for sale on the holiday packages website to direct customers and airlines authorized agents as per the document