Doug Truitt

Doug brings more than 20 years of hospitality leadership to the table, beginning in hotels, where he managed nearly every department and gained an in-depth understanding of what success looks like to both guests and employees. Over the past decade he has focused on vacation rentals, specializing in revenue management, distribution, data, and integrations. Now at Wheelhouse as a Technical Product Manager, Doug helps operators put Wheelhouse’s API & MCP to work in their revenue workflows. Before joining Wheelhouse, he was Senior Director of Channel Optimization at VTrips, where he led channel strategy across direct and OTA distribution, focused on maximizing net revenue per booking, and championed the use of AI to solve problems for revenue and distribution teams. His career also includes leadership roles at Roami, Evolve, Rentals United, and Stay Alfred, as well as hotel brands such as Red Lion, Pebble Beach Resorts, DoubleTree, Embassy Suites, Disneyland, and many more. Doug is passionate about the technology that connects guests and hosts, and about helping operators use it to optimize revenue and distribution performance.