Etihad Airways has launched its special anniversary fares to European destinations from Kathmandu to celebrate its fifth anniversary in Nepal. The offer is valid on ticket sales for the whole month of October while the outbound travel is valid until 20 November.

Tasty success
Chaudhary Group's popular snack Kwik's Cheeseballs has launched a campaign to celebrate its 25th anniversary with the slogan: "Making people lick their fingers for last 25 years."

Celebrations begin
Nepal General Marketing, authroised distributor of Hero MotoCorp, will provide cash discounts and Philips photo frames with the purchase of Hero motorcycles and scooters. Under this scheme lucky buyers will receive Philips LCD TV through the weekly draw.

Festive offer
M.A.W., authorised distributor of Skoda, has announced its Dasain scheme. People can now take home Skoda Fabia through a new financing scheme with a downpayment of rupees 3,50,000.

Affordable ride
Syakar announced its Dasain-Tihar scheme for Honda Brio Car. On every purchase of the car, customers will get cash discount worth Rs100,000 and a comprehensive insurance coverage for free.

Love and care
Chaitanya Medi Spa is offering 20 per cent festive discount on all its services on the occasion of Dasain and Tihar.

Qatar Airways joins oneworld
NEW YORK -- Qatar Airways, the largest airline which had not yet aligned to one of the big global alliances announced on Wednesday that it is to join oneworldŽ, as part of a trend of Gulf-based airlines partnering with international airline groups.

Qatar Airways is the first of the three major airlines based in the Gulf to sign for any of the global airline alliances. Emirates has partnered with Qantas and Etihad has teamed up with KML-Air France. The carrier is set to move into a brand new home in 2013 with the opening of the New Doha International Airport, designed to strengthen its position as a premium global hub with an eventual capacity for 50 million passengers a year.

As a member of oneworld, Qatar Airways will fly alongside some of the biggest and best brands in the airline business that includes British Airways. In just 15 years of operations, Qatar Airways has built up an international route network flying to 120 destinations in 70 countries. Qatar Airways will substantially strengthen oneworld's customer offering by providing superior routing alternatives to oneworld's 856 destinations in 159 countries.

When Qatar Airways becomes part of oneworld, the 2.2 million members of its Privilege Club frequent flyer program will be able to earn and redeem rewards on any of oneworld's other carriers.