Meet Shannon McEvoy,
certified accessible travel advisor.

The Trip That Started It All

A story about Italy,
my dad, and why
every moment matters.

My love of travel began with my dad, who believed the world was meant to be experienced fully and took every opportunity to prove it.

When I was 18, we traveled through Italy together. Venice, Rome, Florence, Tuscany, and Verona. It was one of those trips that felt significant even while it was happening.

"He had suspected something was wrong before we left. He never said a word. He just made sure every moment counted."

Shortly after we returned, he was diagnosed with stage 4 stomach cancer. He had suspected something was wrong before we left. He never said a word. He just made sure every moment counted.

That trip changed how I see travel. It is not just about where you go. It is about how it feels, who you share it with, and whether you were truly present for it.

It is the foundation of everything I build for my clients.

Why This Is Personal

Why accessibility is
personal to me.

I don't plan this kind of travel from the outside. I live it.

I'm gluten-free for medical reasons, and I react to cross-contamination the same way many of my celiac clients do. I'm neurodivergent, so I understand needing a rhythm and a plan to feel settled somewhere new. I'm queer, which means "is this place actually safe" has never been a box I tick without thinking. And I'm a parent who has planned more trips around my own family's needs than I can count.

So when accessibility comes first in everything I build, it isn't a strategy I adopted. It's how I've always had to travel. When I tell you a place works, it's because I asked the questions I'd ask for my own family, and my own table.