Tarryn's expertise in accessible hospitality began long before Able2Travel. While living in Italy, she experienced European hospitality first-hand and, following surgery, spent time at a wellness centre where she developed a critical eye for how environments could support different needs.

Her first hotel assessment took place in Ortigia, Sicily, at what was then Antico Roma, now Palazzo Artemide. The property belonged to the family of an architect friend who asked Tarryn to walk through the hotel from the perspective of a wheelchair user, offering insight into everything from reception to the guest room. It was an informal exercise, but it changed the way she looked at hospitality - and became the beginning of a much bigger journey into Universal Access.