Alaa Elhadi is an independent revenue management consultant for hotels, resorts, Airbnb hosts and property managers across Puerto Rico. 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 Puerto Rico: pricing strategy, PriceLabs and Wheelhouse setup, hotel revenue consulting and channel optimization. Demand in Puerto Rico peaks Mid-December to mid-January and is softest September to November, and every plan he builds starts from that calendar.
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1 market
Destinations in Puerto Rico 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
“Puerto Rico is an easy winter escape for Americans with no passport needed. San Juan sells winter, the San Sebastián Street Festival and cruise-related stays, and concerts add demand. Hurricane season is quieter, and registration with the tourism company is expected.”
Alaa Elhadi, revenue management consultant. Cornell certified, 18 years in hotel and short-term rental revenue.
Puerto Rico sits within the United States framework but has its own tourism rules: short-term rentals register with the Puerto Rico Tourism Company and collect the applicable room occupancy tax, and municipalities such as San Juan have added their own permit and ordinance requirements. Tax-incentive programmes under the territory's economic-development acts also shape how some owners structure their holdings. Registration and the occupancy tax are the baseline national requirements, with local ordinances layered on top.
Rates are set in Puerto Rico uses the US dollar, so pricing is fully dollar-based with no exchange-rate risk and no currency conversion for the large mainland guest base. That makes the calendar straightforward to plan against seasonality and events. and priced for net revenue after channel fees. Channels: Airbnb and Vrbo lead demand with Booking.com strong for San Juan city stays..
The moves Alaa makes first when a hotel or host in Puerto Rico 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 December to April as the main season.
Price San Sebastián Street Festival.
Allow short pre-cruise stays.
Price neighbourhoods separately.
Set hurricane-season floors.
Fully outsource your revenue management in Puerto Rico
Hand the daily pricing and these moves to me and my team, month to month.
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Christmas season in Puerto Rico runs long, through Three Kings Day and into the San Sebastian Street Festival, so I hold premium rates and minimum stays across that whole stretch.
Winter escapes and Spring Break keep San Juan busy; I raise rates around school breaks and Easter and keep shorter stays open for pre-cruise guests.
Concerts, events and domestic summer travel carry these months, so I watch the event calendar closely and raise specific dates rather than the whole season.
Storm season slows leisure travel, so I protect a floor, allow shorter stays and keep flexible cancellation instead of chasing occupancy with deep cuts.
One person does the thinking on your account. Choose the kind of help your property in Puerto Rico needs; everything is remote, 1-on-1 and scheduled in your time zone.
For Puerto Rican property owners I review how your home competes across winter, Spring Break, events and storm season, check that it is set up properly for registration and tax, and build a yearly plan so each period has a clear target and stay rule.
I set up Puerto Rico listings inside PriceLabs or Wheelhouse with you, with the long holiday season, San Sebastian and major concerts as events and separate settings for San Juan, Rincon and the islands, so Airbnb and Vrbo pricing reflects real local demand.
My five-star hotel background helps Puerto Rican hotels balance cruise, convention, leisure and group demand, set fences for winter holidays and major events, and choose comparables by district rather than relying on brand or star rating alone, because Condado and Old San Juan draw very different travellers.
Each market in Puerto Rico 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 San Juan
I build its seasons, floors and stay rules against its own comparable listings.
Listings across several areas
For example Rincon and the west coast plus Vieques and Culebra: 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 Puerto Rico and what is not working. I reply in your time zone.
Done for you and month to month: I run your Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico strategy with you first.
Managed pricing, run for you every day
For hosts in San Juan who handle guests and listings themselves and want the pricing done every week.
Pricing plus listing and channel optimization
For listings competing in Rincon and the west coast: pricing plus listing content, promotions and channel work on every OTA.
Full revenue management with a monthly strategy call
For portfolios across Vieques and Culebra 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 Puerto Rico, 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 Puerto Rico strategy before I take over.
A boutique hotel or guesthouse in San Juan
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 Rincon and the west coast
21 to 100 rooms: rate plans by room type, segment mix and event pricing, reported monthly.
Larger, luxury or multi-property in Puerto Rico
For example a group with hotels in Rincon and the west coast plus Vieques and Culebra: 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 Puerto Rico 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
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December to April.
Yes. Puerto Rico's festive season runs from before Christmas through Three Kings Day and on to the San Sebastian Street Festival in January. I price that whole stretch with care, keeping premium dates in place instead of dropping rates on 2 January as many mainland markets do.
Major concerts and residencies can fill San Juan quickly, sometimes with only weeks of notice. I watch the event calendar, load confirmed dates as soon as they are announced and raise those nights, because guests travelling for a show book whatever is still available.
Yes. Alaa works 1-on-1 with hotels, resorts, serviced apartments, Airbnb hosts and property management companies throughout Puerto Rico, remotely, with no minimum or maximum portfolio size. He has dedicated market pages for 1 destination in Puerto Rico, and the same approach works for any town or region not listed. Prices are billed in USD and the strategy is built for Puerto Rico uses the US dollar, so pricing is fully dollar-based with no exchange-rate risk and no currency conversion for the large mainland guest base. That makes the calendar straightforward to plan against seasonality and events. 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 Puerto Rico 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.
