I build your pricing strategy with you, live, in your own account.You share your screen and I build your Galway strategy inside PriceLabs or Wheelhouse, explaining every setting. One-time sessions priced by listing count from $125; or run it with Revenuenaire Dynamic Pricing from $17.99 per listing per month.
Alaa Elhadi, an independent revenue management consultant, provides Airbnb pricing strategy for Airbnb hosts, vacation rental owners and property managers in Galway, Ireland, one to one, remotely and in GMT / IST (UTC+0 / +1). In Galway, I price July to early August as the peak and January to March and October to December as the quiet time, and I build the work around that calendar. PriceLabs and Wheelhouse strategy sessions are one-time and priced by listing count: $125 for up to 2 listings, $250 for 3 to 6, $370 for 7 to 10 and $480 for 11 to 15, with larger portfolios priced per listing. Revenuenaire Dynamic Pricing software is from $17.99 per listing per month.
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An Airbnb pricing strategy is the set of rules that decide what each night is worth: base, minimum and maximum prices, seasons, events, minimum stays, gap nights, last-minute pricing, length-of-stay discounts and channel markups. The tool applies the rules; the strategy is what makes the tool worth having. Smart Pricing is not a strategy, because it optimizes for Airbnb's fill rate and knows nothing about your events or other channels.
What I plan around in Galway: the Galway International Arts Festival each July; Race Week at Ballybrit, the highlight of the Galway Races; Connemara National Park, Kylemore Abbey and the Sky Road; ferries to the Aran Islands and the pubs of the Latin Quarter. Guests I price for: Culture and festival visitors in the Latin Quarter and Salthill, plus touring couples basing in Clifden and Roundstone to explore Connemara. Where I start: Turning festival and race weeks into premium capacity events, then spreading a short high season using the Wild Atlantic Way, all while registering under Failte Ireland's short-term-let rules and Rent Pressure Zone planning tests.
In PriceLabs or Wheelhouse I load the Film Fleadh, the Arts Festival, Race Week and the Oyster Festival, then set short stays for touring guests in Connemara. Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo share the same plan, so peak weeks are protected and gaps between touring stays are easier to fill.
The service in general is described on my airbnb pricing strategy page; this page covers how I apply it in Galway.
I set the base from a real comp set, a minimum that protects your margin and a maximum that stops you underselling a peak night, listing by listing.
I build seasonal profiles and event premiums from the local calendar, so rates move before demand does and not after.
Minimum stays, gap and orphan nights and length-of-stay discounts are set to fill the calendar without discounting the whole month.
I configure OTA markups so your net rate is the same on Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo, and leave time to ask anything about pricing.
“Galway has two capacity weeks in a row: the Galway International Arts Festival and Race Week in July. Connemara and the Wild Atlantic Way spread demand across summer. Ireland's short-term letting register and Rent Pressure Zone planning rules apply. I price the festival and races steeply.”
Alaa Elhadi, revenue management consultant. Cornell certified, 18 years in hotel and short-term rental revenue.
University of Galway visitors and short breaks keep the city ticking over, so I set city weekday rates sensibly and close or heavily discount remote Connemara cottages.
Easter and the May and June bank holidays bring the first Wild Atlantic Way drivers; I price those long weekends firmly and leave midweek flexible for touring couples.
The Film Fleadh, the Arts Festival and Race Week at Ballybrit follow one another, so I price these three weeks at the top with minimum stays and no late discounts.
Touring demand stays strong and the Galway Oyster and Seafood Festival lifts a late-September weekend; I keep weekend rates firm and shorten stays to fit road trips.
The Christmas market in Eyre Square and university events lift some weekends, so I price those and keep a sensible floor rather than chasing guests with deep cuts.
Price Arts Festival and Race Week as the top bands with minimum stays.
Price Connemara homes for touring couples.
Use weekend pricing for the Latin Quarter.
Check registration and planning requirements.
Lower January and February floors.
You rely on Smart Pricing
You want a strategy that considers events, gaps and every channel.
You have a tool on defaults
PriceLabs or Wheelhouse is connected but the rules were never set up.
Your pace trails the market
Bookings arrive late or prices look low in peak weeks.
You want to run it yourself
You prefer to price on your own once the strategy is right.
Choose the package for your listing count and a slot in your time zone. Payment is taken securely at booking.
Share the listing links and tool access so I can review competitors and settings before the call.
On Zoom I set seasons, events, stay rules and markups with you on screen, and explain why each setting is there.
Step 4
A revisit session re-tunes the strategy against your results, from $75.
One-time sessions priced by listing count from $125. Wheelhouse follows the same schedule and revisits start from $75. Revenuenaire Dynamic Pricing software is from $17.99 per listing per month.
| Option | What you get | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | Up to 2 listings, 45-minute session | $125 |
| Growth | 3 to 6 listings, 60-minute session | $250 |
| Portfolio | 7 to 10 listings, 90-minute session | $370 |
| Scale | 11 to 15 listings, 90-minute session | $480 |
| Pro | 16 to 21 listings, 120-minute session | $615 |
| Enterprise | 22 or more listings, 120-minute session | $635 |
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
For Airbnb pricing strategy, the first changes are base and minimum prices and the seasonal profile, since those drive most of the revenue in Galway. Lower January and February floors. Next: price Connemara homes for touring couples.
Busiest in Galway: July and August, spiking for the Galway International Arts Festival and Galway Race Week. July to early August: The Film Fleadh, the Arts Festival and Race Week at Ballybrit follow one another, so I price these three weeks at the top with minimum stays and no late discounts. Mid-August to September: Touring demand stays strong and the Galway Oyster and Seafood Festival lifts a late-September weekend; I keep weekend rates firm and shorten stays to fit road trips. For Airbnb pricing strategy, the strategy I build sets seasonal profiles, event premiums and minimum-stay rules around these windows before they open for booking.
For Airbnb pricing strategy, for the quiet months I set the minimum price, last-minute and gap-night rules and length-of-stay discounts so nights fill without dropping below your floor. Quietest in Galway: January and February. October to December: The Christmas market in Eyre Square and university events lift some weekends, so I price those and keep a sensible floor rather than chasing guests with deep cuts. January to March: University of Galway visitors and short breaks keep the city ticking over, so I set city weekday rates sensibly and close or heavily discount remote Connemara cottages.
Race Week priced like ordinary summer and connemara and Galway city priced from one comp set. I look for these first when I review Airbnb pricing strategy in Galway, and fixing them is usually the quickest gain.
For Airbnb pricing strategy, i set base prices and comp sets per area, with a separate profile where two parts of Galway behave differently. Salthill: The promenade and sea views attract families and couples; I price for summer weekends and longer stays, a step below the centre on festival nights. Latin Quarter and city centre and Clifden and Roundstone get their own treatment.
Connemara National Park, Kylemore Abbey and the Sky Road, ferries to the Aran Islands and the pubs of the Latin Quarter and the Galway International Arts Festival each July are the dates I price first for Airbnb pricing strategy in Galway. April to June: Easter and the May and June bank holidays bring the first Wild Atlantic Way drivers; I price those long weekends firmly and leave midweek flexible for touring couples.
For Airbnb pricing strategy in Galway, each channel gets its own markup, so the net rate you receive is the same wherever the booking comes from. Galway sells mostly through Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo. April to June: Easter and the May and June bank holidays bring the first Wild Atlantic Way drivers; I price those long weekends firmly and leave midweek flexible for touring couples.
How the listing explains driving times to Clifden, Kylemore and the Aran Islands ferry at Rossaveal, since touring guests plan their whole trip around those distances. For Airbnb pricing strategy, i check this before touching a single rate, because a base price built on the wrong assumption makes every rule worse.
PriceLabs and Wheelhouse strategy sessions are one-time and priced by listing count: $125 for up to 2 listings, $250 for 3 to 6, $370 for 7 to 10 and $480 for 11 to 15, with larger portfolios priced per listing. Revenuenaire Dynamic Pricing software is from $17.99 per listing per month. The scope of Airbnb pricing strategy is the same in every market, but the plan is not: in Galway I would start from July to early August: The Film Fleadh, the Arts Festival and Race Week at Ballybrit follow one another, so I price these three weeks at the top with minimum stays and no late discounts. To start, open the chat or email me with your property type and size in Galway.
Results depend on the property, the starting point and the season, so I do not promise a number. In Galway the first gains from Airbnb pricing strategy usually come from the change with the clearest local signal: lower January and February floors. I review progress against your own occupancy, ADR and RevPAR, not a market average.
Yes. Airbnb Pricing Expert in Galway is delivered remotely and scheduled in GMT / IST (UTC+0 / +1), and 100+ properties in and around Galway have been optimized, including in areas such as Salthill. I build it live with you on Zoom in your time zone, inside PriceLabs, Wheelhouse or Revenuenaire Dynamic Pricing. Start in the chat or by email and tell me what you run in Galway.
The other services I offer in Galway, for hotels and for Airbnb and short-term rentals. Each has its own page for this market.
Back to the revenue management consultant page for Galway, or read the general page for airbnb pricing strategy.
If you also run properties outside Galway, I work in these markets too, and each page is written for that market's own seasons, areas and rules.
Tell me what you run in Galway and what you need. I reply in GMT / IST, confirm the scope and the price, and start only when you say so.
