Alaa Elhadi is an independent revenue management consultant for hotels, resorts, Airbnb hosts and property managers in Gold Coast. He has optimized 100+ properties in and around the market, and works with you 1-on-1, remotely, in Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10).
Alaa Elhadi is an independent revenue management consultant who works 1-on-1 with hotels, serviced apartments, Airbnb hosts and property managers in Gold Coast: pricing strategy, PriceLabs and Wheelhouse setup, hotel revenue consulting and channel optimization. Demand in Gold Coast peaks December to January and is softest February to March, and every plan he builds starts from that calendar.
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100+
Properties optimized in and around Gold Coast
Cornell certified
Master certificate in Revenue Management, 18 years of experience
Australian Eastern Standard Time
1-on-1 sessions scheduled in your local time
“The Gold Coast is a family holiday market driven by Queensland school holidays. December to January, Easter and September holidays sell first, Schoolies week brings a very different guest in November and theme parks keep families coming. I price school holidays firmly and decide deliberately about Schoolies.”
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 Gold Coast 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 Queensland school holidays as the top bands with minimum stays.
Decide on Schoolies bookings and set clear rules or restrictions.
Add Magic Millions and Gold Coast Marathon dates.
Use weekly discounts for families.
Price Surfers Paradise, Broadbeach and Burleigh separately.
Fully outsource your revenue management in Gold Coast
Hand the daily pricing and these moves to me and my team, month to month.
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The long summer school break is the main event, so I set weekly minimums, price Christmas and New Year above the rest and keep large family homes at a premium.
Families are back at school, so I open two and three night stays, target couples and interstate weekenders, and use small discounts for midweek dates.
I treat the Easter weekend and the two week autumn break as one family season, with minimums that keep the calendar in clean blocks.
Winter sunshine brings southern visitors, and the Gold Coast Marathon in July adds a busy weekend. I lift that weekend and keep the rest steady for long-staying winter guests.
Spring holidays and surf season lift demand, then Schoolies changes the guest mix in late November. I price those weeks deliberately, guided by building rules.
One person does the thinking on your account. Choose the kind of help your property in Gold Coast needs; everything is remote, 1-on-1 and scheduled in your time zone.
For Gold Coast owners I review the building rules, pricing for school holidays and how the property compares with nearby apartments, then design a full year plan covering the family seasons, the quieter months and a clear Schoolies policy that you and the building manager both agree on.
On Airbnb and Stayz I set up PriceLabs or Wheelhouse with Queensland and interstate school holidays loaded, weekly discounts that never undercut peak value, and event weekends like Magic Millions priced on their own, so the listing earns well across the year.
For Gold Coast hotels and resorts I focus on family-room and interconnecting inventory, theme-park package pricing, wholesale and direct channel balance, and conference demand around Broadbeach, while keeping peak holiday rates disciplined across every channel and protecting the longest stays for the January weeks.
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 Surfers Paradise
I build its seasons, floors and stay rules against its own comparable listings.
Listings across several areas
For example Broadbeach plus Burleigh Heads and Palm Beach: 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 Gold Coast and what is not working. I reply in your time zone.
Done for you and month to month: I run your Gold Coast 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 Gold Coast strategy with you first.
Managed pricing, run for you every day
For hosts in Surfers Paradise who handle guests and listings themselves and want the pricing done every week.
Pricing plus listing and channel optimization
For listings competing in Broadbeach: pricing plus listing content, promotions and channel work on every OTA.
Full revenue management with a monthly strategy call
For portfolios across Burleigh Heads and Palm Beach 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 Gold Coast, 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 Gold Coast strategy before I take over.
A boutique hotel or guesthouse in Surfers Paradise
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 Broadbeach
21 to 100 rooms: rate plans by room type, segment mix and event pricing, reported monthly.
Larger, luxury or multi-property in Gold Coast
For example a group with hotels in Broadbeach plus Burleigh Heads and Palm Beach: 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 Gold Coast 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
It depends on the property and building rules. Alaa helps set clear terms or restrictions.
Queensland school holidays, especially December to January.
I price it per bedroom against similar homes, not against apartments, because groups of two families compare total cost and sleeping space. During school holidays I set longer minimums and a firm rate, and outside holidays I use smaller group discounts to keep weekends full.
The theme parks keep families coming throughout the year, so even quieter months have a base of weekend visitors. I use that steady demand to support floors in February and May rather than dropping prices sharply when school goes back.
Yes. Alaa has optimized 100+ properties in and around Gold Coast, from single Airbnb listings and small hotels to management companies running hundreds of units. Everything is remote on Zoom, scheduled in Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10).
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.
