Alaa Elhadi is an independent revenue management consultant for hotels, resorts, Airbnb hosts and property managers in Finger Lakes. 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 Finger Lakes: pricing strategy, PriceLabs and Wheelhouse setup, hotel revenue consulting and channel optimization. Demand in Finger Lakes peaks September to 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 Finger Lakes
Cornell certified
Master certificate in Revenue Management, 18 years of experience
Eastern Time
1-on-1 sessions scheduled in your local time
“The Finger Lakes combine wine country, lake houses and university weekends. Harvest and foliage in September and October are the strongest period, Cornell commencement and move-in fill Ithaca, and Watkins Glen race weekends add summer spikes. Lakefront homes sell summer weeks, while town homes sell weekends.”
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 Finger Lakes 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 September and October harvest and foliage weekends as the top bands.
Price Cornell and Ithaca College graduation weekends early, with 2 to 3-night minimums.
Add Watkins Glen race weekends as premiums for nearby homes.
Run lakefront homes on weekly summer stays.
Lower January to March floors.
Fully outsource your revenue management in Finger Lakes
Hand the daily pricing and these moves to me and my team, month to month.
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Skiers heading to Greek Peak and Bristol Mountain and winter wine weekends keep a few dates alive, so I price those and use monthly stays for visiting faculty and medical staff.
Cornell and Ithaca College commencements in late May are the spring peak, so I open those dates early and keep the rest of spring at modest weekend rates.
Lake houses sell full weeks and Watkins Glen's NASCAR weekend in August fills southern Seneca Lake, so I price that weekend highest and protect weekly lake stays.
Harvest, foliage and Cornell move-in or family weekends overlap, so I price each weekend individually and hold rates firm until mid-October before easing gradually.
Thanksgiving visits and Skaneateles' Dickens Christmas weekends lift some dates, so I price those and keep the rest near floors with longer-stay discounts.
One person does the thinking on your account. Choose the kind of help your property in Finger Lakes needs; everything is remote, 1-on-1 and scheduled in your time zone.
Finger Lakes owners work with me on permits, lake versus town positioning and the university calendar. We review how your home compares with nearby rentals, set targets for harvest, summer and graduation, and plan the long winter with realistic floors or monthly stays.
In PriceLabs or Wheelhouse I add Cornell and Ithaca College events, Watkins Glen races and harvest weekends as custom events, keep weekly stays for lake houses in summer, and set winter floors and monthly settings that reflect the quiet season.
For Finger Lakes hotels, inns and winery lodgings I focus on university event blocks, wine-country packages and race weekend fences. My work helps decide when to hold rooms for higher-paying leisure guests and when a wedding or conference group is worth accepting.
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 Ithaca and Collegetown
I build its seasons, floors and stay rules against its own comparable listings.
Listings across several areas
For example Watkins Glen and southern Seneca Lake plus Skaneateles and Canandaigua: 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 Finger Lakes and what is not working. I reply in your time zone.
Done for you and month to month: I run your Finger Lakes 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 Finger Lakes strategy with you first.
Managed pricing, run for you every day
For hosts in Ithaca and Collegetown who handle guests and listings themselves and want the pricing done every week.
Pricing plus listing and channel optimization
For listings competing in Watkins Glen and southern Seneca Lake: pricing plus listing content, promotions and channel work on every OTA.
Full revenue management with a monthly strategy call
For portfolios across Skaneateles and Canandaigua 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 Finger Lakes, 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 Finger Lakes strategy before I take over.
A boutique hotel or guesthouse in Ithaca and Collegetown
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 Watkins Glen and southern Seneca Lake
21 to 100 rooms: rate plans by room type, segment mix and event pricing, reported monthly.
Larger, luxury or multi-property in Finger Lakes
For example a group with hotels in Watkins Glen and southern Seneca Lake plus Skaneateles and Canandaigua: 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 Finger Lakes 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 as soon as the date is known, with multi-night minimums. Alaa prices from comparable homes near campus.
September and October for harvest and foliage, plus summer for lake houses. Alaa prices both.
As soon as the date is confirmed, because families often book many months ahead. I open the weekend with confident rates and multi-night minimums, and I avoid discounting early, since demand for the few homes close to campus is very strong.
They mainly affect southern Seneca Lake and nearby towns, but large events can push demand further out. I price homes close to the track highest and apply smaller premiums to homes further away, depending on drive time and how quickly the closer homes fill.
Yes. Alaa has optimized 100+ properties in and around Finger Lakes, 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.
