Alaa Elhadi is an independent revenue management consultant for hotels, resorts, Airbnb hosts and property managers across the Seychelles. 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 the Seychelles: pricing strategy, PriceLabs and Wheelhouse setup, hotel revenue consulting and channel optimization. Demand in the Seychelles peaks December to January, and every plan he builds starts from that calendar.
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1 market
Destinations in the Seychelles 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
“The Seychelles are a limited-supply luxury and honeymoon market. December to January and July to August are peaks, and April and October offer calm seas. Guests often split time across Mahé, Praslin and La Digue. Island-hopping is common, so flexible stays and clear ferry and flight information help guests plan around several islands.”
Alaa Elhadi, revenue management consultant. Cornell certified, 18 years in hotel and short-term rental revenue.
Self-catering villas, guesthouses and tourist accommodation need a permit from the Seychelles Licensing Authority, and tourism investment by non-nationals is regulated to protect small local operators. The market is national in scale but small, spread across Mahe, Praslin and La Digue.
Rates are set in Seychellois rupee (SCR), with most properties quoting euros or US dollars and priced for net revenue after channel fees. Channels: Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo, plus villa and resort specialists.
The moves Alaa makes first when a hotel or host in the Seychelles 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 peak holiday periods as top bands.
Price calm-sea months in April and October.
Use weekly stays.
Price by island.
Confirm self-catering licensing.
Fully outsource your revenue management in the Seychelles
Hand the daily pricing and these moves to me and my team, month to month.
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Christmas and New Year bring honeymooners and families, so I set long minimums, open the dates early and never discount the final weeks before arrival.
Hot and humid with fewer families, so I price competitively for couples and use weekly rates to keep island-hopping guests in one place longer.
Calm seas between the trade winds suit diving and sailing, so I lift rates and market these weeks to divers and returning guests.
European summer holidays bring families despite windier southeast seas, so I price July and August strongly and leave June a little softer.
Calm water returns and Festival Kreol adds a cultural draw in late October, so I hold rates firm through October and ease slightly into November.
One person does the thinking on your account. Choose the kind of help your property in the Seychelles needs; everything is remote, 1-on-1 and scheduled in your time zone.
For the Seychelles I look at which island you are on, who your guests are and how your property compares with nearby resorts. Together we build a calendar around holidays, the calm-sea months and island-hopping patterns, and decide where minimum stays protect value and where they quietly cost you occupancy.
I set up your Airbnb and Booking.com pricing so island-hopping guests can book short stays when they fit between longer bookings, while peak weeks carry proper minimums. Ferry and flight connections are explained clearly, and rates, taxes and fees match across every channel.
Seychelles hotels and guesthouses sell into a limited-supply luxury market. From my five-star hotel years I help with length-of-stay controls, operator contracts and seasonal pricing that captures the full value of the calm-sea shoulders instead of treating them as off season.
Each market in the Seychelles 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 Mahe
I build its seasons, floors and stay rules against its own comparable listings.
Listings across several areas
For example Praslin plus La Digue: 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 the Seychelles and what is not working. I reply in your time zone.
Done for you and month to month: I run your the Seychelles 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 the Seychelles strategy with you first.
Managed pricing, run for you every day
For hosts in Mahe who handle guests and listings themselves and want the pricing done every week.
Pricing plus listing and channel optimization
For listings competing in Praslin: pricing plus listing content, promotions and channel work on every OTA.
Full revenue management with a monthly strategy call
For portfolios across La Digue 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 the Seychelles, 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 the Seychelles strategy before I take over.
A boutique hotel or guesthouse in Mahe
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 Praslin
21 to 100 rooms: rate plans by room type, segment mix and event pricing, reported monthly.
Larger, luxury or multi-property in the Seychelles
For example a group with hotels in Praslin plus La Digue: 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 the Seychelles 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
April and October for calm seas, plus holiday peaks.
Often yes.
Sometimes. Guests often split time between islands, so two or three night stays help fill gaps. In peak periods I prefer longer minimums to protect value, while in the shoulder months I open shorter stays only when they fit neatly between existing bookings.
Yes, they usually bring calm seas and clear water for diving and snorkelling while avoiding the busiest school holidays. I price them as strong shoulders, with rates close to peak but more flexibility on minimum stays to suit couples and divers.
Yes. Alaa works 1-on-1 with hotels, resorts, serviced apartments, Airbnb hosts and property management companies throughout the Seychelles, remotely, with no minimum or maximum portfolio size. He has dedicated market pages for 1 destination in the Seychelles, and the same approach works for any town or region not listed. Prices are billed in USD and the strategy is built for Seychellois rupee (SCR), with most properties quoting euros or US dollars 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 the Seychelles 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.
