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Indiana Dunes & Michigan City, United States

Revenue management consultant and pricing expert in Indiana Dunes & Michigan City

Alaa Elhadi is an independent revenue management consultant for hotels, resorts, Airbnb hosts and property managers in Indiana Dunes. He has optimized 100+ properties in and around the market, and works with you 1-on-1, remotely, in Central Time (UTC-6).

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Working with Alaa in Indiana Dunes, at a glance

Alaa Elhadi is an independent revenue management consultant who works 1-on-1 with hotels, serviced apartments, Airbnb hosts and property managers in Indiana Dunes: pricing strategy, PriceLabs and Wheelhouse setup, hotel revenue consulting and channel optimization. Demand in Indiana Dunes peaks June to August and is softest November to March, and every plan he builds starts from that calendar.

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100+

Properties optimized in and around Indiana Dunes

Cornell certified

Master certificate in Revenue Management, 18 years of experience

Central Time

1-on-1 sessions scheduled in your local time

Consultant's view

Alaa's take on Indiana Dunes

“The Indiana Dunes is Chicago's beach weekend. Most guests drive or ride the South Shore Line for two or three nights between June and August, so Fridays and Saturdays carry the year. Homes in Beverly Shores, Long Beach or near Washington Park in Michigan City win on walking distance to the sand. I price the beach walk first, protect summer weekends with two-night minimums and accept that winter is quiet.”

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

Indiana Dunes at a glance

Busiest
June to August, with summer weekends the highest.
Quietest
November to March.
Dates to price first
  • Indiana Dunes National Park beaches
  • Chicago weekend escapes via the South Shore Line
  • Michigan City lighthouse and outlets
  • Blue Chip Casino and lakeshore dining
From Alaa's consulting sessions

How Alaa would price a property in Indiana Dunes

The moves Alaa makes first when a hotel or host in Indiana Dunes 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.

Alaa's pricing playbook for Indiana Dunes

  1. 1

    Require two nights on summer weekends and three over the Fourth of July and Labor Day, when Chicago families plan longer breaks.

  2. 2

    Price homes by walking time to the beach, with a clear step down for anything that needs a car and paid parking.

  3. 3

    Lift Notre Dame home football weekends in autumn for Michigan City homes, since South Bend fills and fans look west along the lakeshore.

  4. 4

    Keep weekday summer rates a step below weekends and promote them to remote workers and families with flexible schedules.

  5. 5

    From November to March, price for couples who want the quiet lakeshore, with low floors, one-night weekday stays and weekly offers.

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Mistakes Alaa fixes most in Indiana Dunes

  • Summer Saturdays sold as single nights, stranding the Friday and Sunday.
  • Inland homes priced like beach-walk cottages.
  • Holiday weekends priced like ordinary summer Saturdays, with no longer minimum.
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Alaa's pricing calendar

How I price Indiana Dunes through the year

Revenue management consultant in Indiana Dunes & Michigan City, United States
  1. November to MarchLow

    Lake-effect snow and empty beaches mean I chase short couple escapes, casino weekends and hikers on the dune trails, with low floors and single nights allowed outside holiday dates.

  2. April to MayShoulder

    Spring migration and the Indiana Dunes Birding Festival bring visitors before swimmers, so I lift Saturdays a little, keep Sunday to Thursday cheap, and start summer pricing at Memorial Day.

  3. June to AugustPeak

    Every Friday and Saturday is valuable; I open summer early, hold the weekend minimum until about ten days out and keep weekday rates attractive for families who can travel midweek.

  4. September to OctoberHigh

    Warm September weekends still sell to Chicago couples and home football games lift Michigan City, so I shorten stays and price each weekend on its own merits.

Where I price Indiana Dunes differently

Beverly Shores
A small, quiet town inside the national park with its own South Shore Line stop; I price homes here as premium car-free weekends and keep strict summer minimums.
Michigan City and Washington Park
Beach, lighthouse, outlets and the casino give year-round reasons to visit, so I price these homes on a softer seasonal curve than the dune towns.
Chesterton and Porter
Inland but close to the state park and the European Market, these suit families watching their budget; I price below beach homes and push weekly summer stays.

What I check first in a Indiana Dunes audit

  1. 1How far the home is from a beach access point on foot, and whether the listing says so plainly, because Chicago guests compare walking minutes before they compare nightly rates.
  2. 2Whether local registration and Indiana's innkeeper's tax are in place, since requirements differ between Michigan City, the small beach towns and unincorporated parts of LaPorte and Porter counties.
  3. 3How the property handles sand, outdoor showers and beach gear storage, because these come up in Dunes reviews more than decor, and reviews decide whether a summer weekend sells early.
Working with Alaa in Indiana Dunes

A revenue management consultant, pricing expert and hotel specialist for Indiana Dunes

One person does the thinking on your account. Choose the kind of help your property in Indiana Dunes needs; everything is remote, 1-on-1 and scheduled in your time zone.

Airbnb, Vrbo & Booking.com

Airbnb pricing expert in Indiana Dunes

I run Indiana Dunes and Michigan City pricing on Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com in PriceLabs or Wheelhouse, with weekend minimums tuned for Chicago guests, holiday overrides for the Fourth and Labor Day, autumn football lifts in Michigan City, and winter floors that cover your cleaning and heating costs.

Hotels & resorts

Hotel revenue management specialist in Indiana Dunes

Hotels here range from the casino resort and outlet-area chains in Michigan City to small inns in Chesterton. With five-star hotel revenue experience behind me, I help them separate Chicago leisure weekends from weekday industrial travel along I-94, price football and holiday weekends, and build a comp set that includes Harbor Country lodging across the state line.

Packages and pricing

My PriceLabs strategy packages for Indiana Dunes

One-time and 1-on-1 on Zoom, priced by the listings in your account: from $125 to $615.

Every package includes, built for your Indiana Dunes listings

  • Pricing strategy setup and implementation
  • Revenue performance analysis
  • Competitor analysis
  • Gap-night solutions setup
  • Last-minute, early-bird and other promotions
  • Base, minimum and maximum price setup
  • OTA channel pricing optimization
  • Seasonal pricing setup
  • Expert revenue manager assigned to your account
PackageListingsSessionPrice
StarterUp to 2 listings45-minute Zoom session$125
Growth3 to 6 listings60-minute Zoom session$250
Portfolio7 to 10 listings90-minute Zoom session$370
Scale11 to 15 listings90-minute Zoom session$480
Pro16 to 21 listings120-minute Zoom session$615
Enterprise22 or more listings120 to 240-minute Zoom sessionFrom $635
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Which package fits your Indiana Dunes portfolio

Starter, $125

One home in Beverly Shores

I build its seasons, floors and stay rules against its own comparable listings.

Portfolio or Scale, $370 to $480

Listings across several areas

For example Michigan City and Washington Park plus Chesterton and Porter: I set each area up separately, with its own comp set, seasons and minimum stays.

22+ listings, from $635

More than 21 listings

The large-accounts calculator shows the exact price and session length for your listing count.

Large-accounts pricing

Questions about your Indiana Dunes property?

Tell me what you run in Indiana Dunes and what is not working. I reply in your time zone.

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Managed Airbnb pricing

Airbnb revenue management for Indiana Dunes

Done for you and month to month: I run your Indiana Dunes short-term rental pricing every week. From $225 a month, priced by listing count with no cap.

What I run for your Indiana Dunes listings

  • Daily rate monitoring and 2-3 price changes a week for listings in Beverly Shores, Michigan City and Washington Park, and Chesterton and Porter
  • Peak rates and minimum stays set early for June to August
  • Base, minimum and maximum prices, gap nights and last-minute discounts
  • Run in PriceLabs or Wheelhouse, connected to your channel manager
  • Listing, promotions and Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo optimization on Plus
  • Monthly strategy call and a 12-month forecast on Pro; month to month, no lock-in
ListingsCorePlusPro
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 Indiana Dunes strategy with you first.

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Which managed plan fits your Indiana Dunes rentals

Core, from $225/mo

Managed pricing, run for you every day

For hosts in Beverly Shores who handle guests and listings themselves and want the pricing done every week.

Plus, from $305/mo

Pricing plus listing and channel optimization

For listings competing in Michigan City and Washington Park: pricing plus listing content, promotions and channel work on every OTA.

Pro, from $395/mo

Full revenue management with a monthly strategy call

For portfolios across Chesterton and Porter and beyond, with forecasting, launch pricing for new listings and a monthly call.

Price your exact listing count
Hotel revenue management outsourcing

Hotel revenue management outsourcing in Indiana Dunes

I work as your outsourced revenue manager in Indiana Dunes, priced by property size rather than per room: from $650 a month, after a one-time hotel pricing strategy setup from $750.

What your Indiana Dunes hotel gets

  • Daily rates and restrictions set against a Indiana Dunes comp set
  • Group, event and length-of-stay strategy around June to August
  • BAR and rate-plan strategy by room type
  • Connected to your PMS and channel manager, no new software to learn
  • OTA, metasearch and direct-booking mix with rate-parity checks on Plus
  • Forecasting, pace reports and a monthly strategy call on Pro
Hotel sizeCorePlusPro
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-propertyCustom quote

Monthly prices, month to month. The one-time setup builds your Indiana Dunes strategy before I take over.

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Which plan fits your Indiana Dunes hotel

Boutique, from $650/mo

A boutique hotel or guesthouse in Beverly Shores

Up to 20 rooms: one comp set, daily rates and stay rules, without hiring a full-time revenue manager.

Small or Midsize

A city or resort hotel in Michigan City and Washington Park

21 to 100 rooms: rate plans by room type, segment mix and event pricing, reported monthly.

200+ rooms or several hotels

Larger, luxury or multi-property in Indiana Dunes

For example a group with hotels in Michigan City and Washington Park plus Chesterton and Porter: quoted on size and complexity.

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Consultant, not an agency

Why owners in Indiana Dunes hire Alaa directly

Most revenue problems are strategy problems. They get solved faster by one experienced person who looks at your numbers than by a process.

Cornell certified

Master certificate in Revenue Management from Cornell University, and 18 years of hands-on pricing work.

Hotel chain background

A decade running revenue for international five-star properties before moving into short-term rentals.

5.0 from 1,463 reviews

Client reviews on Fiverr, from single-listing hosts to large portfolios.

You talk to Alaa

No hand-off to a junior account manager. The person who reviews your property in Indiana Dunes is the one who sets the strategy.

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Insights

Recent notes from Alaa

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Tools and channels I work in for Indiana Dunes properties

  • Revenuenaire Dynamic Pricing
  • PriceLabs
  • Wheelhouse
  • Beyond Pricing
  • DPGO
  • Pricepoint
  • Duetto
  • IDeaS
  • Hospitable
  • Hostaway
  • Guesty
  • OwnerRez
  • Lodgify
  • Smoobu
  • Beds24
  • Hostfully
  • Uplisting
  • Cloudbeds
  • Mews
  • SiteMinder
  • Little Hotelier
  • Opera Cloud
  • RoomRaccoon
  • Airbnb
  • Booking.com
  • Vrbo
  • Expedia
  • Agoda
  • Google Hotel Ads
  • Trivago
  • Tripadvisor
  • Furnished Finder
  • Direct booking website
Services in Indiana Dunes

Everything I do in Indiana Dunes

Sixteen dedicated pages for Indiana Dunes: hotel revenue management and consulting, Airbnb and short-term rental pricing, and optimization for each booking channel.

For hotels and resorts

For Airbnb and short-term rentals

What partners say

Trusted by hosts and managers worldwide

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

Questions Indiana Dunes owners ask Alaa

Do Chicago guests really take the train to the Dunes?

Some do, especially couples without cars. Alaa mentions the nearest South Shore Line stop and walking time in the listing, and prices homes near the stations a little higher for car-free weekends.

Is Michigan City busy outside summer?

Less so, but the outlets, the casino and autumn football weekends keep some demand. Alaa keeps weekends priced sensibly and uses weekly rates for the coldest months.

Should I price against Harbor Country in Michigan?

Yes, because a Chicago couple choosing a weekend often compares the Dunes with New Buffalo and the Michigan shore. Those towns market wineries and boutique main streets, so I compete on the national park, the train access and value, rather than trying to match their rates night for night.

Is a hot tub or fire pit worth adding to a Dunes home?

For the off-season, often yes. Summer guests spend their days on the beach and care mostly about the walk to the sand, but from October to April a hot tub or fire pit gives couples a reason to choose your home over a hotel. I would price it into autumn and winter weekends and promote it heavily then.

Has Alaa Elhadi worked with properties in and around Indiana Dunes?

Yes. Alaa has optimized 100+ properties in and around Indiana Dunes, 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).

How do I start with Alaa in Indiana Dunes, and what does it cost?

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.

Nearby markets

Other North America markets Alaa consults in

Alaa Elhadi consults for clients worldwide. Reviews and booking history are also visible on his Fiverr profile.

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