Congress organising and travelling concerns people and relies on personal relations and the ability to communicate effectively. We believe that quality services can be provided only by well trained professionals who understand and respond to your needs. Thus, at Zita we have put together a team of professionals who combine expertise knowledge with long term experience in each of their respective fields. At the same time, we continue to invest in training of our team so that our technical knowledge spans to such areas as information technology, electronic distribution of tourism products and marketing. As such, our proposals are based on a global understanding of all the possible options.

We take pride in our team. Several of its 45 full time members have been working with the ΖΙΤΑ Group of companies for over 20 years and we are convinced they have made their mark in its development.

President & Managing Director
Zacharias Kaplanidis

He was born in Athens in 1951. He studied Economics in the Athens University. Then he had post-graduate studies in Port and Shipping Administration at UWIST UNIVERSITY in Great Britain.

He also worked in the Marketing Department of Phillip Morris as responsible of the Duty free market in Greece during 1979-1980. He was also Sales Director in the Cycladic Cruises ship company in 1980-1982.

In 1982 he founds Zita Congress & Travel S.A in which he has been the President and Managing Director. He also establishes the company Zita Travel Consultants in 2005.

In 1998, he cooperated with the University of Piraeus along with private educational institutes on tourism matters. Since, then he has continued his cooperation with various Universities and Institutes (University of the Aegean, Minoan International College (former Trinity International School of Tourism, Member of the Advisory Board) dealing with subjects that are of major importance for the whole MICE Industry. He also worked as a consultant in Crimea in the framework of the European Programme “Tassis” for the establishment of a body for the development of tourism in the area of the Crimea in 1998.

He writes and publishes articles on tourism in Greece and abroad. In 1996, he establishes HAPCO, the Hellenic Association of Professional Congress Organizers, where he has held various positions from President, Vice President, and Secretary General.

In 2003, he is elected member in the Board of Directors’ in HATTA, the Hellenic Association of Tourism & Travel Agencies. In February 2004, he founds EFAPCO, the European Federation of the Associations of Professional Congress Organizers, where he was President for two years (2004-2006). Furthermore, his companies are actively involved in the promotion of Congress and Professional Tourism in Russia since 1998 by organizing various incentive trips for corporate clients and cultural events.