Alaa Elhadi is an independent revenue management consultant for hotels, resorts, Airbnb hosts and property managers across Sri Lanka. 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 Sri Lanka: pricing strategy, PriceLabs and Wheelhouse setup, hotel revenue consulting and channel optimization. Demand in Sri Lanka peaks December to March and July to August and is softest October to November, and every plan he builds starts from that calendar.
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Nationwide
Remote consulting across Sri Lanka
Cornell certified
Master certificate in Revenue Management, 18 years of experience
Your time zone
Every 1-on-1 session scheduled locally
“Sri Lanka has two monsoons that put its coasts in season at opposite times: the west and south from December to March, and the east from May to September. Surf, safari and hill-country touring add variety. Pricing must follow the coast, not the country.”
Alaa Elhadi, revenue management consultant. Cornell certified, 18 years in hotel and short-term rental revenue.
Tourist accommodation is registered and classified by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority, which covers guesthouses, boutique hotels and villas, and standard tourism taxes apply to guests on top of the room rate. We price around a property's registration and classification and leave licensing and tax matters to the owner and their accountant.
Rates are set in Sri Lankan rupee (LKR) and priced for net revenue after channel fees. Channels: Airbnb, Booking.com and Agoda lead, with Expedia and the GDS reaching boutique-hotel demand.
The moves Alaa makes first when a hotel or host in Sri Lanka 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 the south and west coast for December to March.
Price the east coast for May to September.
Use short stays for touring guests.
Target surfers in Arugam Bay and Weligama.
Set off-season floors by coast.
Fully outsource your revenue management in Sri Lanka
Hand the daily pricing and these moves to me and my team, month to month.
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The west and south coasts are dry and busy with European winter visitors, so I price Galle, Mirissa and Bentota at their highest and set long minimums over Christmas.
Sinhala and Tamil New Year brings domestic family travel to the hills, so I lift Nuwara Eliya and Kandy around the holiday and ease coastal rates.
The south-west monsoon arrives as the east coast opens, so I move the high rates to Arugam Bay and Trincomalee and lower west coast floors.
East coast surf season and the Kandy Esala Perahera peak together, so I price festival nights in Kandy at the top and hold east coast rates firm.
The east coast season winds down, so I ease rates there gradually and start opening the west and south coast winter season at confident prices.
Inter-monsoon rain touches most of the island, so I set realistic floors, target slow travellers with weekly stays and protect December dates from early discounting.
One person does the thinking on your account. Choose the kind of help your property in Sri Lanka needs; everything is remote, 1-on-1 and scheduled in your time zone.
For Sri Lankan owners I check registration and which coast or region the property depends on, then build a plan that follows its real season rather than a national one. We also look at how touring guests reach you and whether short stays or packages fit your location better.
I set up your listing in PriceLabs or Wheelhouse with coast-specific seasons, Perahera and New Year dates and realistic monsoon floors, and keep Airbnb, Booking.com and Agoda aligned so touring guests building a route around the island see one consistent offer.
From my five-star hotel background, I help Sri Lankan hotels balance tour-operator contracts from the UK, Europe and the Gulf against direct and OTA demand, plan for the Perahera and festive peaks and manage the opposite seasons of each coast within one sales plan.
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 South and west coast
I build its seasons, floors and stay rules against its own comparable listings.
Listings across several areas
For example East coast plus Hill country and the Cultural Triangle: 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 Sri Lanka and what is not working. I reply in your time zone.
Done for you and month to month: I run your Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka strategy with you first.
Managed pricing, run for you every day
For hosts in South and west coast who handle guests and listings themselves and want the pricing done every week.
Pricing plus listing and channel optimization
For listings competing in East coast: pricing plus listing content, promotions and channel work on every OTA.
Full revenue management with a monthly strategy call
For portfolios across Hill country and the Cultural Triangle 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 Sri Lanka, 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 Sri Lanka strategy before I take over.
A boutique hotel or guesthouse in South and west coast
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 East coast
21 to 100 rooms: rate plans by room type, segment mix and event pricing, reported monthly.
Larger, luxury or multi-property in Sri Lanka
For example a group with hotels in East coast plus Hill country and the Cultural Triangle: 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 Sri Lanka 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
Yes, the south-west and east peak at opposite times.
May to September.
The procession nights draw large crowds and rooms in Kandy sell out well ahead. I price those nights as the top band of the year with minimum stays, publish the dates as soon as they are announced and keep cancellation terms firmer than usual.
For many properties, yes, because a large share of visitors travel on driver-guided routes booked through agencies. I set a clear net rate with release dates, so operators can include you in itineraries while you keep the best dates for direct and OTA guests at full price.
Yes. Alaa works 1-on-1 with hotels, resorts, serviced apartments, Airbnb hosts and property management companies throughout Sri Lanka, remotely, with no minimum or maximum portfolio size. Prices are billed in USD and the strategy is built for Sri Lankan rupee (LKR) 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 Sri Lanka 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.
