Alaa Elhadi is an independent revenue management consultant for hotels, resorts, Airbnb hosts and property managers in Galveston. 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 Galveston: pricing strategy, PriceLabs and Wheelhouse setup, hotel revenue consulting and channel optimization. Demand in Galveston peaks Memorial Day to Labor Day and is softest January and September to December, and every plan he builds starts from that calendar.
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100+
Properties optimized in and around Galveston
Cornell certified
Master certificate in Revenue Management, 18 years of experience
Central Time
1-on-1 sessions scheduled in your local time
“Galveston is Houston's beach, with cruise passengers on top. Summer weekends, Galveston Mardi Gras and Spring Break are strong, while cruise days create demand for one-night stays that many listings block. Hurricane season needs flexible pricing. The city also requires rental registration and hotel occupancy tax.”
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 Galveston 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.
Allow 1-night pre-cruise stays on sailing days and price them above normal weeknights.
Price summer weekends with 2-night minimums for Houston-area families.
Add Galveston Mardi Gras and Spring Break as date premiums.
Lower September to November floors and add flexible cancellation.
Keep registration and occupancy tax in order before listing.
Fully outsource your revenue management in Galveston
Hand the daily pricing and these moves to me and my team, month to month.
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I keep floors firm enough to protect the year, welcome longer winter stays from northern visitors, and take two-night weekend bookings without discounting just to chase a quiet month.
Mardi Gras parade weekends on the Strand and the Texas spring break weeks get their own date ranges, with two or three night minimums near Seawall Boulevard and firm group rules.
Weekends climb toward summer, so I raise Saturdays step by step and keep weekdays open to cruise passengers and Houston couples taking a short break before school lets out.
Houston families book beach weekends first; I set the strongest Saturday rates of the year, stop one-night gaps on weekends and let midweek sailing days carry cruise guests.
Storm season and school calendars pull demand down, so I lower floors in steps, offer easier cancellation, and lift the Lone Star Rally in November and Dickens on The Strand in December.
One person does the thinking on your account. Choose the kind of help your property in Galveston needs; everything is remote, 1-on-1 and scheduled in your time zone.
If you own a Galveston condo or beach house, I review how cruise nights, summer weekends and storm-season dates are priced today, check that registration and tax are in order, then build a plan with you that keeps the calendar earning from Mardi Gras right through to Dickens on The Strand.
With Galveston hosts I set up PriceLabs or Wheelhouse so sailing-day single nights are allowed at the right rate, summer weekends keep their minimums, and September floors step down automatically, with Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com all reading from the same set of rules.
For Galveston hotels and small inns on the Seawall or the Strand, I bring a five-star hotel revenue background to segmentation between cruise passengers, Houston leisure guests and groups, with park-and-cruise packages and rate fences that stop pre-cruise demand from eating your best summer Saturdays.
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 Seawall Boulevard and the East End
I build its seasons, floors and stay rules against its own comparable listings.
Listings across several areas
For example West End (Jamaica Beach, Pirates Beach) plus The Strand and downtown: 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 Galveston and what is not working. I reply in your time zone.
Done for you and month to month: I run your Galveston 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 Galveston strategy with you first.
Managed pricing, run for you every day
For hosts in Seawall Boulevard and the East End who handle guests and listings themselves and want the pricing done every week.
Pricing plus listing and channel optimization
For listings competing in West End (Jamaica Beach, Pirates Beach): pricing plus listing content, promotions and channel work on every OTA.
Full revenue management with a monthly strategy call
For portfolios across The Strand and downtown 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 Galveston, 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 Galveston strategy before I take over.
A boutique hotel or guesthouse in Seawall Boulevard and the East End
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 West End (Jamaica Beach, Pirates Beach)
21 to 100 rooms: rate plans by room type, segment mix and event pricing, reported monthly.
Larger, luxury or multi-property in Galveston
For example a group with hotels in West End (Jamaica Beach, Pirates Beach) plus The Strand and downtown: 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 Galveston is the one who sets the strategy.
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Sixteen dedicated pages for Galveston: hotel revenue management and consulting, Airbnb and short-term rental pricing, and optimization for each booking channel.
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
Before cruise departure days, yes, at a premium. Alaa sets date-specific minimum stays so these bookings do not block summer weekends.
With lower floors, shorter minimum stays and flexible cancellation. Alaa keeps weekends priced a little higher.
If you have secure parking and the home is a short drive from the terminals, it is worth testing, but check what local rules and your insurance allow first. I would price parking as a clear add-on rather than hiding it inside the nightly rate, so the stay still compares well with the port hotels guests are also looking at.
Sometimes. A big weekend in Houston can keep locals at home, while the long holiday weekends send them straight down I-45. I treat Memorial Day, the Fourth of July and Labor Day as premium dates, and I watch the Houston calendar mainly so I do not overprice a weekend when the city has its own pull.
Yes. Alaa has optimized 100+ properties in and around Galveston, 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.
