Dreamscapes Travel & Lifestyle

SPRING 2017 DREAMSCAPES 61 S elect Myrtle Beach area hotels, merchants and attractions are offering special rates through April 2017 to travellers with valid Canadian passports. Designed to compensate for the difference in the Canadian exchange rate, discounts range from 25 to 55 per cent. Some offers include discounts at the Ocean Creek Resort, Crown Reef Beach Resort and Water- park, Captain's Quarters Resort, Hotel Blue, Sea Watch Resort, Caravelle Resort, Landmark Resort, Sun N Sand Resort, DoubleTree Resort by Hilton Myrtle Beach Oceanfront, Anderson Ocean Club & Spa, Bay Watch Resort & Conference Center, Camelot by the Sea Resort, Carolinian Beach Resort, Ocean Park Resort, The Patricia Grand, WonderWorks Myrtle Beach, Pelicans Baseball, The Calvin Gilmore Theater and The Market Common. visitmyrtlebeach.com MYRTLE BEACH AREA CVB B eginning in June, Air Canada Rouge is launching daily summer service from Canada to Reykjavik, Iceland. The flights are expected to operate four times a week from Toronto and three times a week from Montréal. Special intro- ductory round-trip fares begin at $698. Air Canada is also increasing its current seasonal non-stop service between Mon- tréal and Tel Aviv and will be offering daily non-stop service year-round between Toronto and Tel Aviv. aircanada.com VISIT ICELAND F lorida's beachside cities of Destin, Fort Walton Beach and Okaloosa Island are renowned for their sugar-white beaches and emerald-green waters, however, there are many more reasons to visit this stretch of paradise situated along the Gulf of Mexico in Northwest Florida. Memorial Day, May 29, marks the start of the fun-filled 100 Days of Summer. Take part in a torchlight parade and treasure hunt and enjoy fire- works during the Billy Bowlegs Pirate Festival taking place June 2 to 5 at Downtown Fort Walton Beach. Experience Gulf-to-table dining at the new restaurant, The Gulf, located bayside on Okaloosa Island. For accommodation, check out Home2 Suites in Destin or the 178-room Hilton Garden Inn on Okaloosa, which is expected to open in May 2017. EmeraldCoasting.com EMERALD COAST CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU M o n t r é a l i s hosting festi- vals and events throughout the year to celebrate the city's 375 th anniversary. One of the highlights will be the r e t r o s p e c t i v e a t t h e C o n t e m p o r a r y A r t M u s e u m ( M AC ) f o r favourite son Leonard Cohen, who died November 7, 2016. "Leonard Cohen: A Crack in Everything" runs November 9, 2017 to April 1, 2018. The exhibition will feature visual art, music, written word and film created by at least 25 artists inspired by our cherished Canadian poet-singer. On the first anniversary of Cohen's death, Silo No. 5, one of Montréal's most iconic architectural structures, will be lit up in his honour with a giant projection of phrases from his poems, songs and other writings appearing in French and English. 375mtl.com/en; macm.org/en/expositions/leonard-cohen COURTESY MAC

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