Alaa Elhadi is an independent revenue management consultant for hotels, resorts, Airbnb hosts and property managers in Duluth. He has optimized 100+ properties in and around the market, and works with you 1-on-1, remotely, in Central Time (UTC-6).
Alaa Elhadi is an independent revenue management consultant who works 1-on-1 with hotels, serviced apartments, Airbnb hosts and property managers in Duluth: pricing strategy, PriceLabs and Wheelhouse setup, hotel revenue consulting and channel optimization. Demand in Duluth peaks June to August and Mid-September to mid-October 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 Duluth
Cornell certified
Master certificate in Revenue Management, 18 years of experience
Central Time
1-on-1 sessions scheduled in your local time
“Duluth and the North Shore are summer and foliage markets for the Twin Cities. Grandma's Marathon in June fills the city, Canal Park sells summer weekends and North Shore colour brings autumn visitors. Winter is long, though Bentleyville lights help December.”
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 Duluth 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 Grandma's Marathon weekend as the top band with 2-night minimums.
Price late September to October foliage weekends on the North Shore.
Use weekend pricing in summer.
Add Bentleyville weekends in December.
Lower January to March floors.
Fully outsource your revenue management in Duluth
Hand the daily pricing and these moves to me and my team, month to month.
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The John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon and Lutsen ski weekends give a few dates some life; I price those and let the rest sit on firm floors with monthly offers.
Waterfalls run high on the North Shore streams and UMD commencement fills one weekend, so I price that date carefully and sell other weekends to couples at modest rates.
After Grandma's, I keep summer weekends high for Canal Park and lake-view homes and price the Bayfront Blues Festival weekend in August as its own premium.
Colour moves from the ridgeline toward the lake, so I raise North Shore weekends first, then Duluth, and hold rates firm through the best two or three weeks.
After the leaves fall I lower weekday floors, then lift Friday and Saturday rates again once Bentleyville opens, especially for homes within a short drive of Bayfront Park.
One person does the thinking on your account. Choose the kind of help your property in Duluth needs; everything is remote, 1-on-1 and scheduled in your time zone.
If you own a Duluth home or a North Shore cabin, I go through your permit, your view, your winter access and how your calendar handles Grandma's, summer and colour season. The result is a written month-by-month plan, plus a clear opinion on whether winter should stay nightly or go monthly.
My PriceLabs or Wheelhouse setup for Duluth uses separate custom events for Grandma's, Bayfront Blues, Beargrease and Bentleyville, a foliage window that I adjust each year with the colour reports, and lower winter floors that still respect the cost of heating a lake home.
Duluth hotels face sharp swings between marathon weekend, summer, colour season and a long winter. I bring hotel discipline to that pattern: event rate fences, waterfront view premiums, group and sports-team blocks, and a winter plan that uses packages with Bentleyville and Lutsen rather than open discounts.
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 Canal Park and downtown waterfront
I build its seasons, floors and stay rules against its own comparable listings.
Listings across several areas
For example East Hillside and Congdon plus Two Harbors and the North Shore: 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 Duluth and what is not working. I reply in your time zone.
Done for you and month to month: I run your Duluth 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 Duluth strategy with you first.
Managed pricing, run for you every day
For hosts in Canal Park and downtown waterfront who handle guests and listings themselves and want the pricing done every week.
Pricing plus listing and channel optimization
For listings competing in East Hillside and Congdon: pricing plus listing content, promotions and channel work on every OTA.
Full revenue management with a monthly strategy call
For portfolios across Two Harbors and the North Shore 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 Duluth, 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 Duluth strategy before I take over.
A boutique hotel or guesthouse in Canal Park and downtown waterfront
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 Hillside and Congdon
21 to 100 rooms: rate plans by room type, segment mix and event pricing, reported monthly.
Larger, luxury or multi-property in Duluth
For example a group with hotels in East Hillside and Congdon plus Two Harbors and the North Shore: 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 Duluth 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
As a top weekend, opened early, with 2-night minimums.
Bentleyville brings some weekend visitors. Alaa prices those weekends a little higher.
Colour usually peaks inland and on the ridges first, then reaches the lakeshore later in the season. I watch the state colour reports each autumn and move the premium week by week, rather than fixing one date range months in advance and hoping it lines up.
In summer and autumn, yes, a real lake view earns a clear premium. In deep winter, guests care more about warmth, access and parking, so I narrow the gap between view and non-view homes from January to March, and put the warmth and access first in the listing.
Yes. Alaa has optimized 100+ properties in and around Duluth, from single Airbnb listings and small hotels to management companies running hundreds of units. Everything is remote on Zoom, scheduled in Central Time (UTC-6).
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.
