Alaa Elhadi
Florianópolis, Brazil

Outsourced Hotel Revenue Manager in Florianópolis

Your hotel's revenue manager, without the full-time hire.I take over the revenue manager role for Florianópolis hotels, resorts and serviced apartments: daily rates, restrictions, forecasting and distribution, with a monthly report you can check. Plans start from $650 a month by hotel size, month to month, remote in Brasília Time (UTC-3).

Outsourced Hotel Revenue Manager in Florianópolis at a glance

Alaa Elhadi, an independent revenue management consultant, provides outsourced hotel revenue management for hotels, resorts and serviced apartments in Florianópolis, Brazil, one to one, remotely and in Brasília Time (UTC-3). In Florianópolis, I price Late December to early January as the peak and May to August as the quiet time, and I build the work around that calendar. Hotel revenue management plans are priced monthly by hotel size, with Core from $650 a month, Plus adding channel and segment optimization and Pro adding forecasting and a monthly strategy call. They run month to month and are never a percentage of revenue.

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100+

Properties optimized in and around Florianópolis

1-on-1

Directly with Alaa, no account-manager layer

Brasília Time

Sessions scheduled in your local time

Overview

What is outsourced hotel revenue management in Florianópolis?

Outsourced hotel revenue management means I do the job of the revenue manager for you: I watch the comp set and pace every day, move rates and restrictions, manage the OTAs, forecast demand and report each month. You keep control of the hotel and see every decision.

What I plan around in Florianópolis: Brazilian and Argentine summer travel; Beach and surf season; New Year parties; Tech-sector business travel. Guests I price for: Brazilian and Argentine families and groups on weekly summer stays. Where I start: Summer weekly pricing, New Year minimums, and winter floors.

From my five-star hotel experience I help pousadas and small hotels on the island separate weekend leisure, summer family and tech business demand. I set package rates for New Year and Carnival and protect the shoulder months with corporate and longer-stay offers.

The service in general is described on my outsourced revenue management page; this page covers how I apply it in Florianópolis.

Included

What I run for a hotel on a monthly plan in Florianópolis

Daily rates and restrictions

I monitor your comp set and booking pace every day and move rates, rate plans and restrictions as demand shifts, room type by room type.

  • BAR and rate-plan strategy by room type
  • Seasonal, event and day-of-week rules
  • Length-of-stay and minimum-stay restrictions
  • Closed-to-arrival and stop-sell logic

Distribution and OTAs

I manage the channel mix, parity and promotions together across Booking.com, Expedia, Agoda, Google and your own site, so cost of sale does not eat the gain.

  • OTA and metasearch optimization
  • Rate-parity checks and promotions
  • Segmentation across OTA, direct and corporate
  • Channel manager and PMS mapping

Forecasts and budgets

On the higher plans I forecast demand by month and segment, build the annual budget and keep a 12-month pricing calendar tied to the market's real dates.

  • 12-month demand forecast
  • Annual budget and re-forecast
  • Group, corporate and event rate strategy
  • Pace and displacement analysis

Reporting and strategy calls

You get a monthly performance summary, a full ADR, occupancy and RevPAR report on Plus and Pro, and on Pro a monthly strategy call and a quarterly review.

  • Monthly performance summary
  • ADR, occupancy and RevPAR reporting
  • Monthly strategy call (Pro)
  • Quarterly business review (Pro)
Consultant's view

Alaa's take on Florianópolis

“Florianópolis is a summer beach island for Brazilians and Argentines. New Year and Carnival are the peaks, families book weeks and winter is quiet apart from a growing tech community. Different beaches attract families, surfers or party groups, so each area needs its own comparable listings and stay rules.”

Alaa Elhadi, revenue management consultant. Cornell certified, 18 years in hotel and short-term rental revenue.

Florianópolis at a glance

Busiest
December to February, with New Year and Carnival the highest.
Quietest
May to August.
Dates to price first
  • Brazilian and Argentine summer travel
  • Beach and surf season
  • New Year parties
  • Tech-sector business travel
How I price it

My Florianópolis calendar, and what I do in each period

  1. Late December to early JanuaryPeak

    Réveillon parties in Jurerê bring big groups, so I set multi-night minimums that cover New Year and open them at top rates as early as possible.

  2. January to CarnivalHigh

    Argentine families take their summer holidays in January and Brazilians fill February, so I sell full weeks and price Carnival as its own premium band.

  3. March to AprilShoulder

    Water is still warm and crowds thin, so I keep weekend rates firm, allow shorter stays and target couples and remote workers who avoid peak prices.

  4. May to AugustLow

    Winter is quiet except during the tainha fishing season and July school holidays. I move to monthly stays and hold the floor rather than chasing occasional weekends.

  5. September to mid-DecemberShoulder

    Spring brings back surfers and business visitors, so I lift weekends gradually, keep weekday rates attractive and start building pressure on New Year dates.

Outsourced Hotel Revenue Manager in Florianópolis, Brazil

Where I price differently in Florianópolis

Jurerê Internacional
Upscale beach clubs and New Year parties; I price for groups and luxury, enforce minimums at peak and watch house rules closely.
Lagoa da Conceição
Central, lively and popular with younger travellers and remote workers, so I balance weekly and monthly rates and keep it competitive in winter.
Campeche and Ribeirão da Ilha
Southern, quieter areas near surf beaches and oyster restaurants; I price for couples and families wanting calm, with modest weekly discounts.

What I check first in Florianópolis

  • How far the home is from the beach and from the bridges, since summer traffic can make a short distance take a long time and guests notice that in reviews.
  • Whether pricing reflects the guest type of each beach, because a family home in Canasvieiras and a party flat near Jurerê should not share one strategy.
  • Whether the listing is in Portuguese and Spanish, since Argentine guests are a big share of January demand and often book where they can read the details.
Pricing playbook

5 pricing moves, and 3 mistakes, in Florianópolis

  1. 1

    Price New Year and Carnival as top bands with minimum stays.

  2. 2

    Use weekly summer stays.

  3. 3

    Price beaches separately.

  4. 4

    Build monthly rates in winter.

  5. 5

    Lower May to August floors.

Mistakes I fix in Florianópolis

  • Short stays in peak.
  • Beaches priced from one comp set.
  • Winter left empty.
Who it is for

When outsourced hotel revenue management makes sense in Florianópolis

No revenue manager

The role left or was never hired, and rooms are priced between other duties.

Results have plateaued

RevPAR has stopped moving while the comp set keeps learning.

More than one property

You want one consistent method across a small group without building a department.

An owner or asset manager

You want decisions made by a specialist and reported in numbers you can check.

How it works

From first message to results in Florianópolis

  1. 01

    Tell me about the hotel

    Room count, room types, channels and the systems you use. I confirm the plan level and the monthly price for your size.

  2. 02

    I build the strategy

    I study your market, comp set and current rates, set up the strategy and connect your PMS or channel manager and pricing tool.

  3. 03

    I price it every day

    I adjust rates, restrictions and promotions as demand moves, and manage your OTAs on Plus and Pro.

Step 4

We review each month

You get the report against budget and last year, and on Pro we meet monthly, so nothing I do is hidden.

Pricing

Hotel plans and prices

Priced monthly by your hotel's size, not per room. Core, Plus and Pro, month to month, never a percentage of revenue. Hotels of 200 or more rooms, luxury properties and groups are quoted individually.

OptionWhat you getPrice
Core, up to 20 roomsManaged pricing, run for you every dayFrom $650/mo
PlusPricing plus OTA, channel and segment optimizationBy hotel size
ProFull revenue management with forecasting and a monthly strategy callBy hotel size
What partners say

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Real feedback from PriceLabs pricing strategy sessions with Alaa.

★★★★★

Savvy adjustments to my dynamic pricing

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

★★★★★

Great PriceLabs advice for every property

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

★★★★★

Helped me optimize my PriceLabs

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

FAQ

11 questions about outsourced hotel revenue management in Florianópolis

When is Florianópolis busiest, and how do you price outsourced hotel revenue management around it?

Busiest in Florianópolis: December to February, with New Year and Carnival the highest. Late December to early January: Réveillon parties in Jurerê bring big groups, so I set multi-night minimums that cover New Year and open them at top rates as early as possible. January to Carnival: Argentine families take their summer holidays in January and Brazilians fill February, so I sell full weeks and price Carnival as its own premium band. For outsourced hotel revenue management, i raise floors and tighten minimum stays ahead of these windows and review pace every week, so the strongest dates never sell early at a shoulder rate.

What do you check first on a Florianópolis property when it comes to outsourced hotel revenue management?

For outsourced hotel revenue management, that is the first thing I check before taking on the pricing, because everything else sits on top of it. Whether pricing reflects the guest type of each beach, because a family home in Canasvieiras and a party flat near Jurerê should not share one strategy.

What is the first pricing move you would make in Florianópolis?

Price beaches separately. Next: lower May to August floors. For outsourced hotel revenue management, i start with base rates, the seasonal calendar and restrictions, because that is where a Florianópolis property usually leaks the most.

What do you do in Florianópolis's quiet months?

For outsourced hotel revenue management, in the quiet months my job is to protect the floor, close gaps with length-of-stay and last-minute rules, and keep the property visible on every channel. Quietest in Florianópolis: May to August. March to April: Water is still warm and crowds thin, so I keep weekend rates firm, allow shorter stays and target couples and remote workers who avoid peak prices. May to August: Winter is quiet except during the tainha fishing season and July school holidays. I move to monthly stays and hold the floor rather than chasing occasional weekends.

What mistakes do you see most often in Florianópolis?

Beaches priced from one comp set and winter left empty. I look for these first when I review outsourced hotel revenue management in Florianópolis, and fixing them is usually the quickest gain.

Which booking channels matter most in Florianópolis?

For outsourced hotel revenue management in Florianópolis, i manage channel mix, parity and promotions together, so the cheapest route to a booking is not the most expensive one for you. Florianópolis sells mostly through Airbnb and Booking.com. January to Carnival: Argentine families take their summer holidays in January and Brazilians fill February, so I sell full weeks and price Carnival as its own premium band.

Which parts of Florianópolis do you treat differently for outsourced hotel revenue management?

Jurerê Internacional: Upscale beach clubs and New Year parties; I price for groups and luxury, enforce minimums at peak and watch house rules closely. Lagoa da Conceição and Campeche and Ribeirão da Ilha get their own treatment. For outsourced hotel revenue management, i set rates, comp sets and restrictions per area and per room or listing type, not as one citywide number.

Which dates and events in Florianópolis do you price first?

Tech-sector business travel, Brazilian and Argentine summer travel and Beach and surf season are the dates I price first for outsourced hotel revenue management in Florianópolis. September to mid-December: Spring brings back surfers and business visitors, so I lift weekends gradually, keep weekday rates attractive and start building pressure on New Year dates.

Why hire a consultant for outsourced hotel revenue management in Florianópolis instead of an agency or an in-house hire?

For outsourced hotel revenue management, you get one experienced person who knows your numbers, with a small team and a tool stack behind me, and no account-manager layer in between. I have optimized 100+ properties in and around Florianópolis and work remotely in Brasília Time (UTC-3). Locally, that shows up in decisions like this: use weekly summer stays.

How much does outsourced hotel revenue management in Florianópolis cost, and how do I start?

Hotel revenue management plans are priced monthly by hotel size, with Core from $650 a month, Plus adding channel and segment optimization and Pro adding forecasting and a monthly strategy call. They run month to month and are never a percentage of revenue. The scope of outsourced hotel revenue management is the same in every market, but the plan is not: in Florianópolis I would start from late December to early January: Réveillon parties in Jurerê bring big groups, so I set multi-night minimums that cover New Year and open them at top rates as early as possible. To start, open the chat or email me with your property type and size in Florianópolis.

Can you work with a Florianópolis property remotely, in my time zone?

Yes. Outsourced Hotel Revenue Manager in Florianópolis is delivered remotely and scheduled in Brasília Time (UTC-3), and 100+ properties in and around Florianópolis have been optimized, including in areas such as Lagoa da Conceição. I work in your time zone, report monthly, and the engagement runs month to month with no long-term lock-in. Start in the chat or by email and tell me what you run in Florianópolis.

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Everything else I do in Florianópolis

The other services I offer in Florianópolis, for hotels and for Airbnb and short-term rentals. Each has its own page for this market.

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