Mr. Quinby is co-founder & CEO of Arival and a Phocuswright analyst of more than 10 years. Douglas has been designing and leading Phocuswright research for many years, including seminal studies on vacation rentals and private accommodation, tours and activities, social media and traveler reviews, travel agencies, global distribution systems and more. He has deep experience in consumer and industry research with both quantitative and qualitative methodologies, including consumer insights, surveys and industry data analytics. Douglas has also led event programming for The Phocuswright Conferences and is a recognized expert on online travel and travel distribution. He 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 Phocuswright research at numerous travel industry events around the world.
Prior to joining Phocuswright, Douglas led his own firm providing strategic research, communications and marketing services to travel technology companies. He has also served as director, marketing and communications for Atinera and as packaged travel and technology editor for Leisure Travel News. Douglas is a graduate of Oberlin College and Conservatory of Music.
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Areas of Research
Douglas has broad knowledge of travel industry performance and distribution trends. He excels in the areas of travel distribution and marketing. His recent research includes in-depth studies of global distribution systems and the vacation rental industry.
Travel Innovation: The State of Startups 2005-2012
Category: Technology Innovation Published: April 2013 Analysts: Chetan Kapoor, Douglas Quinby, Maggie Rauch US $795Phocuswright has consistently chronicled the evolution of online travel, technology and innovation. Since 2008, The Travel Innovation Summit@The Phocuswright Conference has showcased well over 100...
China Online Travel Traffic Report Second Edition
Category: Social & Search Published: February 2013 Analysts: Chetan Kapoor, Deepak Jain, Douglas Quinby US $795Phocuswright partnered with global digital intelligence provider comScore to measure and analyze web traffic within the travel category in China, including unique visitors, cross-visitation and...
Presentation: Phocuswright's Traveler Technology Trends 2012
Category: Consumer Trends Published: December 2012 Analysts: Carroll Rheem, Marcello Gasdia, Douglas QuinbyTwitter, Facebook or Pinterest? Smartphone, tablet, desktop … or perhaps all three? Connecting with travelers today means navigating a quickly changing array of platforms and devices. With so many...
U.S. Online Travel Overview Report Twelfth Edition Market Data Sheet
Category: Market Overview & Sizing Published: December 2012 Analysts: Deepak Jain, Douglas QuinbyHere are the hard facts about the U.S. travel market in easy-to-use tables.
U.S. Online Travel Overview Twelfth Edition: Airlines
Category: Market Overview & Sizing Published: November 2012 Analysts: Douglas Quinby, Lorraine SileoU.S. airlines achieved another year of impressive gains in 2012, despite less-than-ideal market conditions, and online air bookings grew faster than the total market for the first time in two years....