WHY IT RATES: Travelers looking to visit Greece this year have new options when planning their vacation.—Donald Wood, Breaking News Senior Writer.

After launching tours to Iceland and enhancing its product line for Italy, Scandinavia, Switzerland, the UK and other European destinations, Travel Impressions is turning its attention to Greece.

The leading agent-exclusive operator has added four new independent itineraries to the Hellenic Republic in conjunction with Tours2Greece. The new programs are now available in Quest for Agents for travel beginning April 1, 2018.

Each journey begins and ends in Athens and includes three nights in Santorini, where travelers will discover classic Greek architecture etched into the volcanic caldera and optionally explore ruins dating back to the Minoan civilization.

Beachgoers may opt for the 10-night Athens & Island Experience, which incorporates the tranquil islands of Paros and Los, while the 11-night Athens & Scenic Southern Island itinerary features historically-rich Rhodes as well as Crete, the largest Greek isle and one of its cultural centers. Travelers can also dance the night away in Mykonos and explore Early Bronze Age ruins in Naxos with Travel Impressions’ 11-night Athens & Cyclades Island Hopping experience, while the 11-night Greek Journey combines Greece’s most alluring highlights by pairing Athens and Santorini with Mykonos and Paros.

Travel Impressions also offers two- and three-day escorted tours of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Delphi & Meteora as well as a four-day Classical Tour. Previously available as optional extensions, these escorted programs will now be live in Quest for Agents and can be seamlessly combined with Travel Impressions’ new FIT vacation experiences.

Travel Impressions is currently offering a fourth night free at the Hotel Grande Bretagne and King George Palace in Athens and reduced rates for early bookings at a number of properties throughout Crete, Mykonos, Rhodes, and Santorini.

SOURCE: Travel Impressions press release.