Alaa Elhadi is an independent revenue management consultant for hotels, resorts, Airbnb hosts and property managers in Birmingham. He has optimized 100+ properties in and around the market, and works with you 1-on-1, remotely, in Central Time (UTC-6).
Alaa Elhadi is an independent revenue management consultant who works 1-on-1 with hotels, serviced apartments, Airbnb hosts and property managers in Birmingham: pricing strategy, PriceLabs and Wheelhouse setup, hotel revenue consulting and channel optimization. Demand in Birmingham is softest January, and every plan he builds starts from that calendar.
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100+
Properties optimized in and around Birmingham
Cornell certified
Master certificate in Revenue Management, 18 years of experience
Central Time
1-on-1 sessions scheduled in your local time
“Birmingham's steadiest guest is medical. UAB brings patients, families and travel nurses for weeks or months, which smooths the calendar. Barber Motorsports events and college football add weekends, and the Civil Rights District brings visitors. I build strong medical monthly pricing first.”
Alaa Elhadi, revenue management consultant. Cornell certified, 18 years in hotel and short-term rental revenue.
The moves Alaa makes first when a hotel or host in Birmingham books a session, and the errors he corrects most often. Every one is set up inside your own pricing tool, so it keeps working after the call.
Build monthly rates for travel nurses and medical stays near UAB.
Add Barber Motorsports race weekends as premiums.
Price college football weekends.
Set weekday rates for business travel.
Lower January floors.
Fully outsource your revenue management in Birmingham
Hand the daily pricing and these moves to me and my team, month to month.
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I lean on monthly medical stays and keep nightly weekend rates low enough to catch visitors to the Civil Rights District during the quietest month.
Business travel returns, so I firm up weekday rates near downtown and Southside and keep weekly discounts for hospital families.
The IndyCar weekend at Barber and spring graduations lift demand, so I price those dates individually with two night minimums.
Summer heat slows leisure, but travel nurse contracts and Barons games at Regions Field keep the calendar moving, so I protect monthly rates and ease weekend floors.
The Barber Vintage Festival and the Magic City Classic make October the busiest stretch; I price those weekends highest and open them early.
Medical stays continue while leisure fades, so I keep monthly rates steady and offer shorter stays for holiday family visits.
One person does the thinking on your account. Choose the kind of help your property in Birmingham needs; everything is remote, 1-on-1 and scheduled in your time zone.
For Birmingham owners, I review how much of your calendar comes from UAB, whether your monthly and nightly rates work together, and how race and football weekends are priced. Then we set a plan that keeps medical stays steady and lets event weekends earn more.
I set up your Airbnb, Vrbo and Furnished Finder strategy with you so travel nurse contracts, patient families, race weekends and the Magic City Classic each have their own rules, without long stays and event dates fighting over the same nights.
For Birmingham hotels, my five-star background helps me build medical rates for patients and families, corporate rates for UAB and downtown business, and event pricing for Barber race weekends and big football games, with fences that protect each segment from the cheaper ones.
One-time and 1-on-1 on Zoom, priced by the listings in your account: from $125 to $615.
| Package | Listings | Session | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | Up to 2 listings | 45-minute Zoom session | $125 |
| Growth | 3 to 6 listings | 60-minute Zoom session | $250 |
| Portfolio | 7 to 10 listings | 90-minute Zoom session | $370 |
| Scale | 11 to 15 listings | 90-minute Zoom session | $480 |
| Pro | 16 to 21 listings | 120-minute Zoom session | $615 |
| Enterprise | 22 or more listings | 120 to 240-minute Zoom session | From $635 |
One home in Southside and Five Points South
I build its seasons, floors and stay rules against its own comparable listings.
Listings across several areas
For example Avondale and Lakeview plus Homewood: I set each area up separately, with its own comp set, seasons and minimum stays.
More than 21 listings
The large-accounts calculator shows the exact price and session length for your listing count.
Large-accounts pricingTell me what you run in Birmingham and what is not working. I reply in your time zone.
Done for you and month to month: I run your Birmingham short-term rental pricing every week. From $225 a month, priced by listing count with no cap.
| Listings | Core | Plus | Pro |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 listing | $225 | $305 | $395 |
| 5 listings | $565 | $765 | $990 |
| 10 listings | $965 | $1,305 | $1,690 |
| 25 listings | $1,415 | $1,910 | $2,475 |
| 50 listings | $1,865 | $2,520 | $3,265 |
Monthly prices. Managed plans start after the one-time PriceLabs strategy package above, so I build your Birmingham strategy with you first.
Managed pricing, run for you every day
For hosts in Southside and Five Points South who handle guests and listings themselves and want the pricing done every week.
Pricing plus listing and channel optimization
For listings competing in Avondale and Lakeview: pricing plus listing content, promotions and channel work on every OTA.
Full revenue management with a monthly strategy call
For portfolios across Homewood and beyond, with forecasting, launch pricing for new listings and a monthly call.
Price your exact listing countI work as your outsourced revenue manager in Birmingham, priced by property size rather than per room: from $650 a month, after a one-time hotel pricing strategy setup from $750.
| Hotel size | Core | Plus | Pro |
|---|---|---|---|
| BoutiqueUp to 20 rooms | $650 | $900 | $1,150 |
| Small21 to 50 rooms | $950 | $1,300 | $1,650 |
| Midsize51 to 100 rooms | $1,400 | $1,900 | $2,450 |
| Large101 to 200 rooms | $2,000 | $2,700 | $3,500 |
| Large & luxury200+ rooms, luxury or multi-property | Custom quote | ||
Monthly prices, month to month. The one-time setup builds your Birmingham strategy before I take over.
A boutique hotel or guesthouse in Southside and Five Points South
Up to 20 rooms: one comp set, daily rates and stay rules, without hiring a full-time revenue manager.
A city or resort hotel in Avondale and Lakeview
21 to 100 rooms: rate plans by room type, segment mix and event pricing, reported monthly.
Larger, luxury or multi-property in Birmingham
For example a group with hotels in Avondale and Lakeview plus Homewood: quoted on size and complexity.
Ask for a custom quoteMost revenue problems are strategy problems. They get solved faster by one experienced person who looks at your numbers than by a process.
Master certificate in Revenue Management from Cornell University, and 18 years of hands-on pricing work.
A decade running revenue for international five-star properties before moving into short-term rentals.
Client reviews on Fiverr, from single-listing hosts to large portfolios.
No hand-off to a junior account manager. The person who reviews your property in Birmingham is the one who sets the strategy.
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Real feedback from PriceLabs pricing strategy sessions with Alaa.
Alaa is a consummate professional! Patient, thorough, efficient and effective in communicating. He not only made savvy adjustments to my dynamic pricing strategy, but also helped me to understand the reasoning behind his methods, granting me a better understanding of the PriceLabs platform. Strong work!
Airbnb host
Alaa was fantastic, going through each of the properties I had and gave great advice and actioned a great game plan. Would highly recommend for anyone looking to enhance their pricing strategy on PriceLabs. Alaa's experience goes beyond this which makes it very beneficial to have this holistic approach.
Property manager
Alaa helped me optimize my PriceLabs settings for my Airbnb listing and was very helpful and patient with answering any questions I had. He was also able to clearly explain why he made the changes he made, and it was obvious that he had a lot of experience in this field. I will definitely be back!
Airbnb host
Yes, UAB creates steady demand. Alaa builds monthly rates and lists on channels medical guests use.
Yes, race weekends bring visitors. Alaa prices them higher.
As one of the strongest weekends of the year in Birmingham. The game and its parade bring alumni and fans from across the state, so I price it well above ordinary October weekends, use a two night minimum and open the dates early.
Yes. Nurses usually book thirteen week contracts with clear dates, while patient families often book shorter stays that can extend at short notice. I keep a weekly rate for families and allow flexible extensions, and a monthly rate card for nurses.
Yes. Alaa has optimized 100+ properties in and around Birmingham, from single Airbnb listings and small hotels to management companies running hundreds of units. Everything is remote on Zoom, scheduled in Central Time (UTC-6).
Start a chat or book a session online. One-time PriceLabs strategy sessions are priced by your exact listing count from $125; managed plans start at $225 a month; hotel consulting is quoted per property; Revenuenaire Dynamic Pricing software is from $17.99 per listing per month. There is no minimum or maximum portfolio size.
Alaa Elhadi consults for clients worldwide. Reviews and booking history are also visible on his Fiverr profile.
Tell Alaa what you run and what is not working. You get a straight answer in the chat and a clear next step: a 1-on-1 session, a consulting proposal or managed pricing.
Instant answers from the assistant, a revenue manager follows up in the same chat.
