Presenter
Doug Truitt
Wheelhouse
Technical Product Manager
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.
Sessions
Revenue Management + Distribution = Revenue Optimization Machine with Bart-Jan Leyts and Doug Truitt
Pricing and length of stay are key areas of optimizing revenue, but these alone are not enough. Without revenue management…
Mastering Distribution Strategies in Revenue Management: A Comprehensive Guide to Elevating Your Bottom Line, Panel with Bart-Jan Leyts, Kelley McElfresh, Doug Truitt. Moderated by Michelle Marquis
The ever-evolving landscape of distribution channels poses a constant challenge for revenue managers. This panel brings together industry leaders to…
Building a 2022 Revenue Optimization Team: What Does the Org Chart Look Like for a High-Performing Team (Sales, Marketing, Distribution, and Revenue Management)
Whether big or small, how are your sales, distribution, revenue, and marketing efforts working together? Revenue in general is always…
Channel Technology: Implementing Revenue Management Strategies Across All Channels Using Channel Managers, PMSs, and Direct Connections (Part 1)
Revenue managers have questions for channel managers, and this panel has answers. In this discussion, vacation rental managers will have…