About Me
Douglas Quinby is co-founder and CEO of Arival. He partnered with Alex Kremer and Bruce Rosard to establish an independent platform to serve the business needs of creators and sellers of Tours, Activities & Attractions – a segment long overlooked by the global travel and tourism industry. Arival advances the business of creating awesome in-destination experiences through events, insights and community for Tour, Activity & Attraction providers.
Prior to founding Arival, Douglas was senior vice president, research, at Phocuswright, the leading travel industry research firm. He played a central role in building Phocuswright research and programming the Phocuswright Conference, the bellwether event for online travel. With nearly two decades of experience in qualitative and quantitative research, he designed and led numerous seminal studies on tours and activities, vacation rentals, social media and traveler reviews, travel agencies, online travel agencies and more.
Douglas is a recognized expert on online travel and travel distribution and is frequently cited in leading media outlets including Bloomberg, CNN, The New York Times, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. He is a sought-after speaker and moderator, and has presented at numerous travel industry events around the world.
Has Spoken At
Thursday, November 2 2023 | 11:00 AM EST
Insider Pro Meetup: Post Orlando Debrief & The 2024 U.S. Experiences Traveler Report
Post Orlando Debrief & The 2024 U.S. Experiences Traveler Report Curious about the U.S. experiences traveler – who they are, what they seek, and what 2024 holds in store for…
Wednesday, October 11 2023 | 11:00 AM
What Visitors Want (and What They’ll Pay): Exclusive New Insights on the U.S. Attraction Traveler
Arival CEO Douglas Quinby shares exclusive new insights, in partnership with Go City, on the U.S. attractions traveler, what they want, how they discover and book, the role of attractions…
Wednesday, October 11 2023 | 09:00 AM
Tomorrow’s Experiences Traveler
Who are they? What do they want? How do they discover, search, choose and book? What are they looking for in experiences and the brands that provide them? This session…
Events Spoken At:
- 2019 Orlando
- 2023 Berlin
- 2020 Arival Online
- Team Arival
- 2023 Bangkok
- 2018 Las Vegas
- 2022 Arival 360 San Diego
- 2019 Berlin
- 2023 Orlando
- 2020 Virtual Party
- 2021 Arival @ TIS
- Self-Guided Tours Forum
- 2017 Las Vegas
- 2022 Arival 360 San Diego Speakers
- Content Mastery
- 2020 APAC Virtual Summit Speakers
- 2022 Berlin
- Spring into Summer
- Arival @ ATM Dubai 2020
- 2022 Las Vegas
- Direct Booking MasterClass
- 2020 Virtual Summit Speakers
- Insider Pro Meetups
- The Multi-Day Forum
- 2021 Accel Series
- 2022 Arival 360 Attractions & Large Operators
- 2020 Arival 360
- Arival @ ATM Dubai 2021
- 2022 Arival 360 Online
- 2019 Bangkok
- Arival 360
- Arival @ ATM Dubai 2022
- 2020 APAC Virtual Summit