Cleartrip Enters India’s Fragmented Holiday Package Market

September 27th, 2026 at 8:30 PM EDT Photo Credit: Indian tourists in Thailand. Tourism Thailand / Nidhi Arora Cleartrip, the Flipkart-owned online travel platform, on Monday announced its entry into holiday packages, bundling flights, hotels, activities, and transfers into itineraries that travelers can customize. Gaurav Patwari, Chief Business Officer — Air, told Skift India’s overall travel booking market stood at $75 billion-$80 billion, with holidays and packages accounting for about $20 billion. More than 90% of the holiday market remains fragmented, he said, with online penetration lagging even further behind. “Holiday planning in India has always been an either-or: either you get a rigid package or you spend hours building it yourself,” Patwari said. “We think there’s a better way. Expert-built, traveler-controlled, and with someone available when you need them.” Rather than selling fixed itineraries, the platform allows travelers to begin with an expert-curated package and then change hotels, flights, transfers, and activities. Its AI too Peden Doma Bhutia is Asia Editor at Skift, covering aviation, hospitality, travel tech, and geopolitics, with a focus on how policy and consumer behavior are reshaping travel in the region. Based in India, she tracks the country's role in shaping global travel trends.