I run the pricing, you keep the property.I price every night of your Koh Samui listings, set the stay rules, manage the channels and send you a monthly report, with plans from $225 a month for one listing. Month to month, remote in Indochina Time (UTC+7).
Alaa Elhadi, an independent revenue management consultant, provides Airbnb revenue management for Airbnb hosts, vacation rental owners and property managers in Koh Samui, Thailand, one to one, remotely and in Indochina Time (UTC+7). In Koh Samui, I price January to April and July to August as the peak and October to mid-December as the quiet time, and I build the work around that calendar. Airbnb revenue management is priced monthly by listing count, from $225 a month for one listing and $325 for two, with Plus at 35 percent more and Pro at 75 percent more than Core. It runs month to month and is never a percentage of revenue.
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100+
Properties optimized in and around Koh Samui
1-on-1
Directly with Alaa, no account-manager layer
Indochina Time
Sessions scheduled in your local time
Airbnb revenue management is the ongoing work of pricing every night, setting stay rules, managing channels and reporting results. It goes further than a pricing tool: I review the strategy as demand, events and your own pace change, and I explain every change I make.
What I plan around in Koh Samui: European and Australian holiday calendars; Full Moon Party; Wellness retreats and yoga; Luxury villa and wedding travel. Guests I price for: Couples and families on 7 to 14 night villa stays. Where I start: Villa weekly pricing, Full Moon premiums, and monsoon floors.
On Airbnb, Booking.com, Agoda and Vrbo I set up PriceLabs or Wheelhouse with weekly villa pricing, Full Moon overrides for Phangan, late-year monsoon floors and gap rules that protect week-long bookings. I also align cleaning, staff and pool fees across channels.
The service in general is described on my airbnb revenue management page; this page covers how I apply it in Koh Samui.
I review demand and pace and make two or three price changes a week where the market calls for them, inside the tool you already use.
On Plus I also optimize listings, plan promotions, track competitor rates per listing and manage Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo together.
A monthly summary on every plan and a full ADR, occupancy and RevPAR report on Plus and Pro, so you see what changed and why.
On Pro I forecast demand, keep a 12-month pricing calendar, meet you monthly and review quarterly, and I set launch prices for new listings.
“Koh Samui and Koh Phangan are villa islands with two peaks and a late-year monsoon. Families and couples stay one to two weeks, Full Moon Party weeks lift Koh Phangan and wellness retreats fill quieter months. Guests choosing a villa compare pools, views and distance to the beach closely, so those features need clear price tiers rather than one island-wide rate.”
Alaa Elhadi, revenue management consultant. Cornell certified, 18 years in hotel and short-term rental revenue.
Dry, sunny weather and European winter breaks keep villas full; I hold weekly rates firm, require seven-night stays for large villas and price Easter as its own premium.
Samui stays drier than the Andaman coast, which many travellers do not realise, so I market that advantage and keep rates reasonable rather than cutting deeply.
European summer holidays bring families back; I raise rates for villas with several bedrooms and pools, and keep weekly minimums through August.
Demand eases before the rains, so I target couples and wellness guests with shorter stays and retreat packages while keeping a sensible floor.
Heavy rains arrive late in the year on this side of Thailand, so I lower floors, allow shorter stays and offer long-stay deals for remote workers.
Price December to March and July to August as top seasons.
Use weekly villa stays.
Price Full Moon Party weeks on Koh Phangan.
Target wellness retreats in shoulder months.
Lower October and November floors.
One listing and no time
You want pricing handled properly without checking the calendar every day.
A growing portfolio
You manage several listings and need one consistent, scalable method.
A property manager
You want owner-ready reporting and revenue leadership without an in-house hire.
Smart Pricing is not enough
Airbnb's own tool optimizes for Airbnb's fill rate, not your revenue across channels.
Send the listing links, your pricing tool and your goals. I confirm the plan level and the monthly price for your listing count.
I build the base, minimum and maximum prices, seasons, events and stay rules for your market before the first month starts.
I watch demand and pace and move prices and restrictions as the market does.
Step 4
You get the monthly report, and on Pro we meet, and I adjust the plan from the results.
Priced monthly by listing count on a graduated curve, so there are no tier cliffs. Plus adds 35 percent and Pro 75 percent to the Core price. Never a percentage of revenue.
| Option | What you get | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Core | Managed pricing, run for you every day | From $225/mo |
| Plus | Pricing plus listing and channel optimization | Core +35% |
| Pro | Full revenue management with a monthly strategy call | Core +75% |
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
Busiest in Koh Samui: December to March and July to August, with Full Moon Party weeks on Koh Phangan. January to April: Dry, sunny weather and European winter breaks keep villas full; I hold weekly rates firm, require seven-night stays for large villas and price Easter as its own premium. July to August: European summer holidays bring families back; I raise rates for villas with several bedrooms and pools, and keep weekly minimums through August. For Airbnb 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.
For Airbnb revenue management, that is the first thing I check before taking on the pricing, because everything else sits on top of it. Whether the villa holds the licence needed for short stays and complies with the island's rules, because enforcement varies and a compliant setup protects the whole calendar.
Price December to March and July to August as top seasons. Next: price Full Moon Party weeks on Koh Phangan. For Airbnb revenue management, i start with base rates, the seasonal calendar and restrictions, because that is where a Koh Samui property usually leaks the most.
For Airbnb 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 Koh Samui: October to November monsoon. October to mid-December: Heavy rains arrive late in the year on this side of Thailand, so I lower floors, allow shorter stays and offer long-stay deals for remote workers. May to June: Samui stays drier than the Andaman coast, which many travellers do not realise, so I market that advantage and keep rates reasonable rather than cutting deeply.
Monsoon timing confused with the rest of Thailand and short stays in peak. I look for these first when I review Airbnb revenue management in Koh Samui, and fixing them is usually the quickest gain.
For Airbnb revenue management in Koh Samui, i manage channel mix, parity and promotions together, so the cheapest route to a booking is not the most expensive one for you. Koh Samui sells mostly through Airbnb, Booking.com, Agoda and Vrbo. October to mid-December: Heavy rains arrive late in the year on this side of Thailand, so I lower floors, allow shorter stays and offer long-stay deals for remote workers.
Srithanu, Koh Phangan: The yoga and wellness hub of the island; I price for retreats and monthly stays rather than party weeks, which mostly affect Haad Rin. Bophut and Fisherman's Village and Chaweng Noi and Choeng Mon get their own treatment. For Airbnb revenue management, i set rates, comp sets and restrictions per area and per room or listing type, not as one citywide number.
Luxury villa and wedding travel, European and Australian holiday calendars and Full Moon Party are the dates I price first for Airbnb revenue management in Koh Samui. July to August: European summer holidays bring families back; I raise rates for villas with several bedrooms and pools, and keep weekly minimums through August.
For Airbnb 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 Koh Samui and work remotely in Indochina Time (UTC+7). Locally, that shows up in decisions like this: lower October and November floors.
Airbnb revenue management is priced monthly by listing count, from $225 a month for one listing and $325 for two, with Plus at 35 percent more and Pro at 75 percent more than Core. It runs month to month and is never a percentage of revenue. The scope of Airbnb revenue management is the same in every market, but the plan is not: in Koh Samui I would start from January to April: Dry, sunny weather and European winter breaks keep villas full; I hold weekly rates firm, require seven-night stays for large villas and price Easter as its own premium. To start, open the chat or email me with your property type and size in Koh Samui.
Yes. Airbnb Revenue Management Consultant in Koh Samui is delivered remotely and scheduled in Indochina Time (UTC+7), and 100+ properties in and around Koh Samui have been optimized, including in areas such as Bophut and Fisherman's Village. 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 Koh Samui.
The other services I offer in Koh Samui, 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 Koh Samui, or read the general page for airbnb revenue management.
If you also run properties outside Koh Samui, 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 Koh Samui and what you need. I reply in Indochina Time, confirm the scope and the price, and start only when you say so.
