When using the present perfect you must remember that when you are talking about a place you have visited to use the preposition "to." Many students want to use "in" when using these two verbs.
Two Examples
1. He's been to Italy.
2. He's gone to Italy.
The difference between these two examples is that in the first one he has been to Italy in the past (once or more) and came back. The second one means that he left to go to Italy (and is probably in Italy). The first one is used for experiences at any point in the past (non specific). The second means that the speaker is giving the listener new information / explaining a change in situation.
Back to the two examples we can see where the conversations could go.
He's been to Italy.
Oh, I didn't know. How many times?
Three times.
He's gone to Italy.
Wow, that is amazing. I hear the weather is great at this time of the year.
I hope the basic difference is clear. Any further comments or questions just post them below. For more examples on the present perfect visit - Present Perfect Dialogues.
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