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Sergio Mantegazza

Switzerland 98 years old Self-Made

Overview

Source of Wealth
Travel
Industry
Service
Residence
Children
2

Biography

Sergio Mantegazza built a tour and travel empire from Globus, the company his father Antonio founded in 1928.

Today, the travel group includes European river cruises and guided tours in the U.S., the U.K., Canada, Australia and South Africa.

Mantegazza also owns a significant stake in his family's collection of residential and commercial Lugano real estate.

In 2014, he sold his flagging Monarch Airlines to Greybull Capital for ?75 million.

About

On his "Lady Marina" yacht, Mantegazza has played host to high profile guests that reportedly have included Tina Turner.

Mantegazza's father got his start with a single gondola ferrying tourists around Lake Lugano.