Alaa Elhadi is an independent revenue management consultant for hotels, resorts, Airbnb hosts and property managers in Detroit. He has optimized 100+ properties in and around the market, and works with you 1-on-1, remotely, in Eastern Time (UTC-5).
Alaa Elhadi is an independent revenue management consultant who works 1-on-1 with hotels, serviced apartments, Airbnb hosts and property managers in Detroit: pricing strategy, PriceLabs and Wheelhouse setup, hotel revenue consulting and channel optimization. Demand in Detroit peaks September and is softest January to March, and every plan he builds starts from that calendar.
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100+
Properties optimized in and around Detroit
Cornell certified
Master certificate in Revenue Management, 18 years of experience
Eastern Time
1-on-1 sessions scheduled in your local time
“Detroit is an events and business city. The Auto Show, now held in September, Movement festival on Memorial Day weekend and Lions home games create sharp peaks, while automotive business travel supports weekdays. Neighbourhoods like Corktown and Midtown attract visitors differently from the suburbs.”
Alaa Elhadi, revenue management consultant. Cornell certified, 18 years in hotel and short-term rental revenue.
The moves Alaa makes first when a hotel or host in Detroit 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 Detroit Auto Show in September and Movement weekend as event premiums.
Add Lions home games and playoff dates for nearby homes.
Set weekday corporate rates for automotive business travel.
Price Corktown and Midtown separately from suburban homes.
Lower January and February floors.
Fully outsource your revenue management in Detroit
Hand the daily pricing and these moves to me and my team, month to month.
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Hospital stays at Henry Ford and the Detroit Medical Center plus corporate projects fill weekdays, so I price weekly and monthly stays carefully and keep weekend floors modest.
Tigers opening day and Movement weekend lift dates, so I price those nights individually and keep the rest of spring near floors with two-night weekend minimums.
The Detroit Grand Prix downtown, summer concerts and the Woodward Dream Cruise keep weekends busy, so I price each event weekend separately by distance to the venue.
The Auto Show and Labor Day's Detroit Jazz Festival overlap with Lions home games, so I price the whole month with event dates first and weekdays for automotive business travel.
Lions games, Red Wings and Pistons nights and the Thanksgiving parade with its Lions game keep weekends busy, so I price those dates firmly before softening weekdays in late December.
One person does the thinking on your account. Choose the kind of help your property in Detroit needs; everything is remote, 1-on-1 and scheduled in your time zone.
For a Detroit owner I review registration, location and the mix of event, business and medical demand. Then we set a clear plan for each season, with event weekends, weekday corporate rates and longer stays balanced, so your home earns from more than just a handful of big weekends.
In PriceLabs or Wheelhouse I add the Auto Show, Movement, the Grand Prix, Lions games and the Dream Cruise as custom events, set weekday business pricing and weekly rates for medical stays, and use gap rules to fill short holes between event bookings.
For Detroit hotels I focus on automotive corporate accounts, convention and event demand, and sports traffic. I help set fences for Auto Show and Lions weekends, review negotiated rates with major employers, and choose a comp set that reflects downtown and suburban markets separately.
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 Corktown
I build its seasons, floors and stay rules against its own comparable listings.
Listings across several areas
For example Midtown and New Center plus Ferndale and Royal Oak: 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 Detroit and what is not working. I reply in your time zone.
Done for you and month to month: I run your Detroit 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 Detroit strategy with you first.
Managed pricing, run for you every day
For hosts in Corktown who handle guests and listings themselves and want the pricing done every week.
Pricing plus listing and channel optimization
For listings competing in Midtown and New Center: pricing plus listing content, promotions and channel work on every OTA.
Full revenue management with a monthly strategy call
For portfolios across Ferndale and Royal Oak 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 Detroit, 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 Detroit strategy before I take over.
A boutique hotel or guesthouse in Corktown
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 Midtown and New Center
21 to 100 rooms: rate plans by room type, segment mix and event pricing, reported monthly.
Larger, luxury or multi-property in Detroit
For example a group with hotels in Midtown and New Center plus Ferndale and Royal Oak: 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 Detroit 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
It moved from January to September. Alaa prices the September show dates as premiums and no longer treats January as auto show season.
Yes, home games and especially playoff games raise demand. Alaa adds date premiums for homes near downtown.
Yes, since the race moved back to downtown streets, it brings strong demand to nearby homes in early June. I price race weekend as an event premium with two-night minimums, especially for homes within walking distance of the circuit and the riverfront.
Often yes, especially near Henry Ford Hospital, the Detroit Medical Center and other major hospitals. These guests stay longer and book outside event weekends. I set weekly and monthly discounts that keep medical stays attractive without blocking higher-value event dates.
Yes. Alaa has optimized 100+ properties in and around Detroit, from single Airbnb listings and small hotels to management companies running hundreds of units. Everything is remote on Zoom, scheduled in Eastern Time (UTC-5).
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.
Alaa Elhadi consults for clients worldwide. Reviews and booking history are also visible on his Fiverr profile.
Tell Alaa what you run and what is not working. You get a straight answer in the chat 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.
