Alaa Elhadi is an independent revenue management consultant for hotels, resorts, Airbnb hosts and property managers across San Marino. 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 San Marino: pricing strategy, PriceLabs and Wheelhouse setup, hotel revenue consulting and channel optimization. Demand in San Marino peaks July to August and is softest January to March, and every plan he builds starts from that calendar.
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Nationwide
Remote consulting across San Marino
Cornell certified
Master certificate in Revenue Management, 18 years of experience
Your time zone
Every 1-on-1 session scheduled locally
“San Marino is small, formal and closely linked to the Rimini coast. Many visitors come for a day, so overnight stays need a reason: medieval festivals, events or a quieter base near the Adriatic. Authorisation and guest registration are required.”
Alaa Elhadi, revenue management consultant. Cornell certified, 18 years in hotel and short-term rental revenue.
San Marino is outside the EU but uses the euro through agreement with Italy. Tourist accommodation must be authorised by the republic's authorities and guests are registered, and a stay tax is collected per night. The market is small and formal, so the practical baseline is a proper accommodation authorisation plus consistent guest reporting rather than a light online sign-up.
Rates are set in Euro (EUR), used by agreement and priced for net revenue after channel fees. Channels: Booking.com is dominant, with Airbnb a smaller presence and guesthouses prominent.
The moves Alaa makes first when a hotel or host in San Marino 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 medieval festival and event weekends as premiums.
Position as a quieter base near Rimini in summer.
Include the stay tax in pricing.
Obtain accommodation authorisation.
Lower winter floors.
Fully outsource your revenue management in San Marino
Hand the daily pricing and these moves to me and my team, month to month.
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I keep the floor close to what a quiet Rimini hotel charges off season and use weekly offers for travellers touring Emilia-Romagna and the Marche by car.
Italian bridge weekends such as Easter, 25 April and 2 June fill quickly, so I price those three or four night blocks separately from the ordinary weeks around them.
With the Adriatic coast full, I hold summer rates firm and treat the Medieval Days in late July as their own premium block with a two night minimum.
The feast of Saint Marinus on 3 September and the mild autumn keep weekends busy, so I only soften midweek nights once the beach crowds have gone home.
I price the Christmas market weekends in the old town above the rest of the month and let the weekdays sit near my winter floor.
One person does the thinking on your account. Choose the kind of help your property in San Marino needs; everything is remote, 1-on-1 and scheduled in your time zone.
For an owner with one apartment or a small guesthouse in San Marino, I look at how the property competes against the Rimini coast, whether the authorisation and guest registration are in order, and which festival and holiday dates deserve their own rates, then build a simple yearly plan you can follow.
For San Marino hosts I configure PriceLabs or Wheelhouse around Italian holidays, the Medieval Days and the Christmas markets, with minimum stays that stop single nights splitting your best weekends and floors that keep winter nights from drifting too low.
With my background in five-star hotel revenue, I help small San Marino hotels separate coach groups, independent couples and event guests, choose a comp set that includes the Rimini coast, and plan rates for heritage events well before the dates open.
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 Città di San Marino (historic centre)
I build its seasons, floors and stay rules against its own comparable listings.
Listings across several areas
For example Borgo Maggiore plus Serravalle and Dogana: 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 San Marino and what is not working. I reply in your time zone.
Done for you and month to month: I run your San Marino 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 San Marino strategy with you first.
Managed pricing, run for you every day
For hosts in Città di San Marino (historic centre) who handle guests and listings themselves and want the pricing done every week.
Pricing plus listing and channel optimization
For listings competing in Borgo Maggiore: pricing plus listing content, promotions and channel work on every OTA.
Full revenue management with a monthly strategy call
For portfolios across Serravalle and Dogana 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 San Marino, 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 San Marino strategy before I take over.
A boutique hotel or guesthouse in Città di San Marino (historic centre)
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 Borgo Maggiore
21 to 100 rooms: rate plans by room type, segment mix and event pricing, reported monthly.
Larger, luxury or multi-property in San Marino
For example a group with hotels in Borgo Maggiore plus Serravalle and Dogana: 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 San Marino 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
Some do, especially for events. Alaa prices against nearby Rimini options.
Yes. Alaa checks it first.
I use Rimini as the reference, not as the target. In summer the coast sets the ceiling for most guests, but a room with a view inside the walls can earn more on event weekends. I compare both every season and adjust where the property genuinely offers something the coast cannot.
Easter, the 25 April and 1 May bridges, 2 June, Ferragosto in mid-August and the 8 December weekend all bring Italian visitors by car. I load these into the calendar a year ahead and price them as short peaks, since they arrive regardless of the weather.
Yes. Alaa works 1-on-1 with hotels, resorts, serviced apartments, Airbnb hosts and property management companies throughout San Marino, remotely, with no minimum or maximum portfolio size. Prices are billed in USD and the strategy is built for Euro (EUR), used by agreement 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 San Marino 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.
