Alaa Elhadi is an independent revenue management consultant for hotels, resorts, Airbnb hosts and property managers across Portugal. 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 Portugal: pricing strategy, PriceLabs and Wheelhouse setup, hotel revenue consulting and channel optimization. Demand in Portugal peaks July to September and is softest January to February, and every plan he builds starts from that calendar.
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10 markets
Destinations in Portugal with their own page
Cornell certified
Master certificate in Revenue Management, 18 years of experience
Your time zone
Every 1-on-1 session scheduled locally
“Portugal runs on the Alojamento Local scheme, and the AL number must be on every listing. The 2023 national freeze was largely reversed in 2024, but cities like Lisbon can still limit new registrations locally. Demand spreads well across the year thanks to city breaks, Madeira's climate and winter long stays in the Algarve.”
Alaa Elhadi, revenue management consultant. Cornell certified, 18 years in hotel and short-term rental revenue.
Short-term lets operate under the national Alojamento Local (AL) scheme, and the AL registration number must appear on listings. The 2023 Mais Habitacao package that froze new AL licences in pressured areas and added an extraordinary contribution was largely reversed in 2024, so the AL registration remains the core requirement. Cities including Lisbon and Porto also levy a municipal tourist tax per guest per night.
Rates are set in Euro (EUR) and priced for net revenue after channel fees. Channels: Booking.com and Airbnb dominate, with Vrbo and Expedia strong for Algarve villas and larger properties.
The moves Alaa makes first when a hotel or host in Portugal 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.
Display the AL number on every listing.
Check local limits in Lisbon, Porto and other pressured areas.
Price Algarve villas by UK and Irish school holidays.
Build monthly winter rates in Madeira and the Algarve.
Include municipal tourist tax in pricing.
Fully outsource your revenue management in Portugal
Hand the daily pricing and these moves to me and my team, month to month.
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Lisbon and Porto soften, so I offer monthly stays to remote workers, while Madeira and the Algarve stay firmer for northern Europeans escaping winter.
Carnival, Easter and spring city breaks lift demand, so I price Easter weekend higher and open the summer calendar with confident rates before UK school holidays sell.
The Santos Populares in Lisbon around 13 June and São João in Porto on 23 to 24 June fill the cities, so I price those nights as events with minimum stays.
The Algarve and the coast peak, so I sell weekly stays there, while city rates stay firm around concerts like NOS Alive and the late summer.
Web Summit in Lisbon and the Douro harvest lift the autumn, then I price Madeira's New Year fireworks as one of the strongest weeks of the year.
One person does the thinking on your account. Choose the kind of help your property in Portugal needs; everything is remote, 1-on-1 and scheduled in your time zone.
For Portuguese owners I build a calendar around city breaks, the June festivals, the Algarve summer and winter long stays, then check the AL position for your municipality. We decide which months belong to short-stay guests and which to monthly guests, so the property earns through the year rather than in summer alone.
I configure PriceLabs or Wheelhouse for Portuguese listings with festival and conference premiums, Algarve weekly summer rules, golf-season pricing and monthly winter discounts. Airbnb and Booking.com are aligned, including municipal tourist tax, so guests from the UK, France and Germany see the same total wherever they book.
For Portuguese hotels, my five-star background helps with conference pricing around events like Web Summit, golf and leisure packages in the Algarve and rate fences for summer and festival weeks. I help you balance tour operator and group allocations against direct and OTA demand so peak weeks are not sold too cheaply.
Each market in Portugal below has its own page with Alaa's notes on seasonality, events and how he would price it. Ask about any town or region not listed.
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 Lisbon
I build its seasons, floors and stay rules against its own comparable listings.
Listings across several areas
For example Porto and the Douro Valley plus The Algarve: 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 Portugal and what is not working. I reply in your time zone.
Done for you and month to month: I run your Portugal 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 Portugal strategy with you first.
Managed pricing, run for you every day
For hosts in Lisbon who handle guests and listings themselves and want the pricing done every week.
Pricing plus listing and channel optimization
For listings competing in Porto and the Douro Valley: pricing plus listing content, promotions and channel work on every OTA.
Full revenue management with a monthly strategy call
For portfolios across The Algarve 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 Portugal, 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 Portugal strategy before I take over.
A boutique hotel or guesthouse in Lisbon
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 Porto and the Douro Valley
21 to 100 rooms: rate plans by room type, segment mix and event pricing, reported monthly.
Larger, luxury or multi-property in Portugal
For example a group with hotels in Porto and the Douro Valley plus The Algarve: 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 Portugal 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
The national freeze was largely reversed in 2024, but local limits can apply. Alaa checks each property.
In Madeira and for long stays in the Algarve, yes.
Yes. Web Summit brings a very large number of international visitors to Lisbon each November, filling the city for several days at once. I price those dates as a major event with a minimum stay, open them early and avoid discounting, because demand clearly exceeds supply around the venue and the centre.
Usually yes. Many northern Europeans spend part of the winter in the Algarve for the mild climate and golf. I set monthly rates that compete with long-term lets for November to March, then keep the summer weeks for short-stay guests who pay more per night.
Yes. Alaa works 1-on-1 with hotels, resorts, serviced apartments, Airbnb hosts and property management companies throughout Portugal, remotely, with no minimum or maximum portfolio size. He has dedicated market pages for 10 destinations in Portugal, and the same approach works for any town or region not listed. Prices are billed in USD and the strategy is built for Euro (EUR) 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 Portugal 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.
