Roberto Gentile

Creator and author of Whatsup

Roberto Gentile, born in Florence in 1961, after graduating with honours in Medicine and Surgery (Rome La Sapienza University, 1987) decided to dedicate himself to tourism; he began in 1986 with Study Tours, in the study holidays sector, and then moved to Alpitour, in Cuneo from 1989 to 1992, to work in Operative Marketing Assistance and Management of Excursions.

After a “fieldwork” experience with Club Méditerranée, in 1993 he went to Viaggi del Ventaglio as Head of Tourist Services and Assistance.

Since 2010, his activity as a consultant and freelancer, launched some time ago, became predominant: his customer base includes Moleskine Italia, Value Holding, Amadeus Italia, Club Med Italia, Atout France Milano, Turisma Hospitality Consulting, Dutch Tourism Board in Milan, NTV Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori SpA, Fiavet Lombardia, Federviaggio Confturismo, EBRL Bilateral Organization Lombardy Regional Authority.