Title: Founder, President

Company: Mystic Valley Travel

Location: Medford, Mass.

Initially, Rita Cornelio became involved in her profession after taking a few business and marketing classes at Northeastern University. She got her start working on the stock market for Keystone Mutual Funds. Ms. Cornelio attributes her success to being honest, to her integrity, and pride in her work.

For the past 34 years, Ms. Cornelio served as founder and president of Mystic Valley Travel. Mystic Valley Travel is a travel and leisure company that provides group and incentive travel, golf tours, hotel and car rental, air and rail, business travel, honeymoons, and cruise vacations. Ms. Cornelio’s expertise includes Italian cruises and destination weddings. Throughout her work-wee, she oversees all day-to-day operations of her business, marketing, and handling administrative duties and financial aspects.

Ms. Cornelio has been in the travel industry since 1971. She has been an owner of Mystic Valley Travel since 1982. She has been providing superior travel services to clients for nearly 30 years, and her award winning service have helped countless people realize their Italian tour dreams.  Ms. Cornelio feels that Mystic Valley Travel’s reputation has developed through a deep knowledge and interest in the regions and products the agency sells. She prides herself on her attention to detail, getting the best deals possible for clients, and making travel planning a hassle free and fun experience.

In five years, Ms. Cornelio plans to offer regional tours of Italy and continuing to provide excellent service to her clients.