Alaa Elhadi is an independent revenue management consultant for hotels, resorts, Airbnb hosts and property managers across Namibia. Cornell certified, 18 years in the field, and every engagement is 1-on-1, remote and in your time zone.
Alaa Elhadi is an independent revenue management consultant who works 1-on-1 with hotels, serviced apartments, Airbnb hosts and property managers in Namibia: pricing strategy, PriceLabs and Wheelhouse setup, hotel revenue consulting and channel optimization. Demand in Namibia peaks June to October and is softest January to March, and every plan he builds starts from that calendar.
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Nationwide
Remote consulting across Namibia
Cornell certified
Master certificate in Revenue Management, 18 years of experience
Your time zone
Every 1-on-1 session scheduled locally
“Namibia is a self-drive safari market. Etosha, Sossusvlei and Swakopmund form a classic route, and German travellers are a major segment. Guests move every one or two nights, so short stays and secure parking matter. Distances between stops are long, so guests value safe parking, early breakfasts and easy check-in more than extra amenities.”
Alaa Elhadi, revenue management consultant. Cornell certified, 18 years in hotel and short-term rental revenue.
The Namibia Tourism Board registers and grades accommodation under national tourism law, and a bed-night tourism levy applies. Self-drive lodges and guest farms dominate supply, and the Namibian dollar is pegged one to one to the South African rand, which also circulates, so rand and foreign-currency pricing are both common.
Rates are set in Namibian dollar (NAD), pegged one to one to the South African rand and priced for net revenue after channel fees. Channels: Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo, plus lodge and self-drive specialists.
The moves Alaa makes first when a hotel or host in Namibia 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 May to October dry season.
Allow 1 to 2-night stays along self-drive routes.
Highlight secure parking.
Price Swakopmund for coastal escapes.
Set green-season floors.
Fully outsource your revenue management in Namibia
Hand the daily pricing and these moves to me and my team, month to month.
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Hot, rainy months bring fewer tourists, so I lower floors, attract domestic and South African travellers and keep one-night stays for road trippers.
Green landscapes and Easter bring early self-drivers, so I price Easter as a short peak and let May build towards the dry season.
Dry season and European summer travel fill the route, so I open these dates early, protect rates near Etosha and Sossusvlei and stop late discounting.
Heat builds before the rains, so I keep November close to shoulder pricing and lift Swakopmund for the Namibian festive season at the coast.
One person does the thinking on your account. Choose the kind of help your property in Namibia needs; everything is remote, 1-on-1 and scheduled in your time zone.
For Namibia I look at where your property sits on the self-drive loop, how operators and independent guests book you, and which months truly fill. Then we build a plan that protects the dry season, works with operators without giving away too much, and handles the hot, rainy months sensibly.
I set up your Airbnb and Booking.com pricing for one and two night route stays, with gap nights sold and cleaning costs covered. Easter, the European summer and the Namibian December coast season are loaded as separate demand periods, so each gets its own price and minimum stay.
Namibian lodges and guesthouses depend heavily on operator contracts. From my years in five-star chains I help with contract rate levels, release dates and how much inventory to keep for direct and OTA bookings, so the dry season earns its full potential.
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 Windhoek
I build its seasons, floors and stay rules against its own comparable listings.
Listings across several areas
For example Swakopmund and Walvis Bay plus Etosha and the Sossusvlei region: 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 Namibia and what is not working. I reply in your time zone.
Done for you and month to month: I run your Namibia 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 Namibia strategy with you first.
Managed pricing, run for you every day
For hosts in Windhoek who handle guests and listings themselves and want the pricing done every week.
Pricing plus listing and channel optimization
For listings competing in Swakopmund and Walvis Bay: pricing plus listing content, promotions and channel work on every OTA.
Full revenue management with a monthly strategy call
For portfolios across Etosha and the Sossusvlei region 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 Namibia, 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 Namibia strategy before I take over.
A boutique hotel or guesthouse in Windhoek
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 Swakopmund and Walvis Bay
21 to 100 rooms: rate plans by room type, segment mix and event pricing, reported monthly.
Larger, luxury or multi-property in Namibia
For example a group with hotels in Swakopmund and Walvis Bay plus Etosha and the Sossusvlei region: 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 Namibia 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
Often one or two nights.
May to October.
For many lodges and guesthouses on the main routes, yes. Operators plan self-drive itineraries for European travellers months ahead. I agree contracted rates and release times that leave room for direct and OTA bookings, so you are not tied to low rates during the best months.
Yes, especially in December when Namibians from inland escape the heat at the coast. Many coastal homes fill for the festive weeks even when inland tourism is quiet. I price that period as a premium and keep rates realistic in the following months.
Yes. Alaa works 1-on-1 with hotels, resorts, serviced apartments, Airbnb hosts and property management companies throughout Namibia, remotely, with no minimum or maximum portfolio size. Prices are billed in USD and the strategy is built for Namibian dollar (NAD), pegged one to one to the South African rand revenue.
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.
Tell Alaa what you run in Namibia and what is not working. You get a straight answer in the chat, in your time zone, 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.
