Alaa Elhadi is an independent revenue management consultant for hotels, resorts, Airbnb hosts and property managers in Black Hills. He has optimized 100+ properties in and around the market, and works with you 1-on-1, remotely, in Mountain Time (UTC-7).
Alaa Elhadi is an independent revenue management consultant who works 1-on-1 with hotels, serviced apartments, Airbnb hosts and property managers in Black Hills: pricing strategy, PriceLabs and Wheelhouse setup, hotel revenue consulting and channel optimization. Demand in Black Hills peaks June to July and Early August (Sturgis Rally) and is softest January to March and October to December, and every plan he builds starts from that calendar.
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100+
Properties optimized in and around Black Hills
Cornell certified
Master certificate in Revenue Management, 18 years of experience
Mountain Time
1-on-1 sessions scheduled in your local time
“The Black Hills are a summer road-trip market with one extraordinary week: the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in August. Rally week can earn far more than any other period, and it needs clear rules on parking, guests and cleaning. The rest of summer is Mount Rushmore and Custer State Park visitors on short stays.”
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 Black Hills 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.
Price Sturgis Rally week as the top band, opened a year ahead with week-long stays.
Set clear parking, guest and cleaning rules for rally guests.
Price June to September with 2 to 3-night stays for road-trippers.
Add Deadwood events as smaller premiums.
Set low winter floors.
Fully outsource your revenue management in Black Hills
Hand the daily pricing and these moves to me and my team, month to month.
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Snow brings skiers to Terry Peak and gamers to Deadwood, so I price northern Hills weekends a little above the rest and keep long-stay offers elsewhere.
Road trips start after Memorial Day, so I lower floors in April, then lift late May weekends as the parks and attractions open for the season.
Families visit Mount Rushmore and Custer State Park, so I keep two or three night stays, hold rates firm and fill single gap nights with smaller discounts.
I price the rally as a separate block with longer stays and clear rules, and I set the days before and after it as their own smaller peak.
Retirees and couples arrive after school starts, and the Buffalo Roundup lifts late September, so I keep weekends strong and ease weekday rates.
Most visitors leave, so I drop to long-stay rates outside Deadwood and price the holidays and hunting weekends where they apply.
One person does the thinking on your account. Choose the kind of help your property in Black Hills needs; everything is remote, 1-on-1 and scheduled in your time zone.
For Black Hills owners, I review how your home is priced for the rally, how summer weeks are spread, and how the long winter is handled. Then we build a year plan with the rally, the park season and the quiet months each priced on their own terms.
I set up your Airbnb and Vrbo strategy with you so rally week, the summer park season, the Buffalo Roundup and winter weekends each have their own rate and minimum stay, with clear rules for motorcycles, trailers and large groups written into the listing.
For Black Hills hotels and motels, my five-star background helps me manage rally-week pricing and deposits, summer family demand, and tour groups, with rate fences and deposit terms that stop early low-priced bookings from filling the most valuable nights of the year.
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 Rapid City
I build its seasons, floors and stay rules against its own comparable listings.
Listings across several areas
For example Hill City and Keystone plus Spearfish, Deadwood and Lead: 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 Black Hills and what is not working. I reply in your time zone.
Done for you and month to month: I run your Black Hills 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 Black Hills strategy with you first.
Managed pricing, run for you every day
For hosts in Rapid City who handle guests and listings themselves and want the pricing done every week.
Pricing plus listing and channel optimization
For listings competing in Hill City and Keystone: pricing plus listing content, promotions and channel work on every OTA.
Full revenue management with a monthly strategy call
For portfolios across Spearfish, Deadwood and Lead 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 Black Hills, 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 Black Hills strategy before I take over.
A boutique hotel or guesthouse in Rapid City
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 Hill City and Keystone
21 to 100 rooms: rate plans by room type, segment mix and event pricing, reported monthly.
Larger, luxury or multi-property in Black Hills
For example a group with hotels in Hill City and Keystone plus Spearfish, Deadwood and Lead: 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 Black Hills 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
As the top week of the year, opened early, with week-long stays and clear rules. Alaa prices it from comparable homes.
June to September for national-park road trips. Alaa uses short stays for those guests.
Yes, for homes near Custer and Hill City. The late September roundup draws visitors from far away, so I price that weekend above the rest of the month and open it early. Homes in the northern Hills feel it less.
Some. Terry Peak skiing and Deadwood events bring winter weekends to the northern Hills, while other areas are very quiet. I price northern Hills weekends a little higher and offer long-stay rates elsewhere instead of leaving those homes empty all winter.
Yes. Alaa has optimized 100+ properties in and around Black Hills, from single Airbnb listings and small hotels to management companies running hundreds of units. Everything is remote on Zoom, scheduled in Mountain Time (UTC-7).
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.
