I run the pricing, you keep the property.I price every night of your Louisville 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 Eastern Time (UTC-5).
Alaa Elhadi, an independent revenue management consultant, provides Airbnb revenue management for Airbnb hosts, vacation rental owners and property managers in Louisville, United States, one to one, remotely and in Eastern Time (UTC-5). In Louisville, I price May as the peak and January to February 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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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 Louisville: Kentucky Derby; Bourbon Trail distillery tourism; Thunder Over Louisville and Forecastle; Louisville Cardinals and conventions. Guests I price for: Derby groups on 3 to 5 night stays, bourbon tourists on weekends. Where I start: Derby-week premiums set a year ahead with minimum stays, bourbon-weekend rates, and winter floors.
In PriceLabs or Wheelhouse I set Oaks and Derby as one protected block, then load Thunder, Bourbon and Beyond, Louder Than Life, the Kentucky Bourbon Festival and the art show as separate events. Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com then show the same minimum stays, deposits and house rules for every one of them.
The service in general is described on my airbnb revenue management page; this page covers how I apply it in Louisville.
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.
“Louisville has one of the most valuable single weekends in American hospitality: the Kentucky Derby. Homes can earn a large share of their year over Derby week, and guests book well ahead. The Bourbon Trail adds steady weekend demand from spring to autumn. I price Derby first, then build a solid bourbon-season base.”
Alaa Elhadi, revenue management consultant. Cornell certified, 18 years in hotel and short-term rental revenue.
Winter is quiet outside basketball weekends and conventions. I lower weekend rates, allow short stays and offer midweek deals for business visitors.
Spring bourbon trips and Thunder Over Louisville build demand. I price Thunder weekend higher and start protecting Derby week dates.
Kentucky Oaks and Derby week are the top nights of the year. I use long minimum stays, clear house rules and early pricing for the full Derby period.
Distillery tours run all summer, but heat and humidity cap demand. I keep Saturdays steady, allow single weeknights and price Fourth of July along the Ohio River waterfront as a small event.
Bourbon & Beyond, Louder Than Life, the Kentucky Bourbon Festival and the St. James Court Art Show keep weekends busy. I price each event weekend separately.
Cardinals football and basketball, shows at the Kentucky Exposition Center and holiday family visits create pockets of demand. I keep rates moderate and lift only the specific game and holiday weekends.
Price Derby week as the top band, opened a year ahead with 3 to 5-night minimums.
Add Thunder Over Louisville as a spring premium.
Price Bourbon Trail weekends from April to October with 2-night minimums.
Price homes by distance to Churchill Downs for Derby.
Lower January and February 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 Louisville: Kentucky Derby week in early May, Bourbon Trail season from April to October, and Thunder Over Louisville. September to October: Bourbon & Beyond, Louder Than Life, the Kentucky Bourbon Festival and the St. James Court Art Show keep weekends busy. I price each event weekend separately. March to April: Spring bourbon trips and Thunder Over Louisville build demand. I price Thunder weekend higher and start protecting Derby week dates. 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 property meets Louisville Metro rules for its type, especially if it is not owner-occupied, because non-owner-occupied homes in many residential zones need a conditional use approval before they can host short stays.
Price Derby week as the top band, opened a year ahead with 3 to 5-night minimums. Next: price Bourbon Trail weekends from April to October with 2-night minimums. For Airbnb revenue management, i start with base rates, the seasonal calendar and restrictions, because that is where a Louisville 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 Louisville: January to February. November to December: Cardinals football and basketball, shows at the Kentucky Exposition Center and holiday family visits create pockets of demand. I keep rates moderate and lift only the specific game and holiday weekends. January to February: Winter is quiet outside basketball weekends and conventions. I lower weekend rates, allow short stays and offer midweek deals for business visitors.
Derby week booked early at normal May rates and short Derby stays that break the most valuable week. I look for these first when I review Airbnb revenue management in Louisville, and fixing them is usually the quickest gain.
For Airbnb revenue management in Louisville, i manage channel mix, parity and promotions together, so the cheapest route to a booking is not the most expensive one for you. Louisville sells mostly through Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com. May: Kentucky Oaks and Derby week are the top nights of the year. I use long minimum stays, clear house rules and early pricing for the full Derby period.
Old Louisville: Historic homes near the St. James Court Art Show. I price October art show weekend as an event and keep the rest of the year tied to downtown and university demand. The Highlands and Bardstown Road and NuLu and Butchertown 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.
Louisville Cardinals and conventions, Kentucky Derby and Bourbon Trail distillery tourism are the dates I price first for Airbnb revenue management in Louisville. November to December: Cardinals football and basketball, shows at the Kentucky Exposition Center and holiday family visits create pockets of demand. I keep rates moderate and lift only the specific game and holiday weekends.
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 Louisville and work remotely in Eastern Time (UTC-5). Locally, that shows up in decisions like this: lower January and February 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 Louisville I would start from March to April: Spring bourbon trips and Thunder Over Louisville build demand. I price Thunder weekend higher and start protecting Derby week dates. To start, open the chat or email me with your property type and size in Louisville.
Yes. Airbnb Revenue Management Consultant in Louisville is delivered remotely and scheduled in Eastern Time (UTC-5), and 100+ properties in and around Louisville have been optimized, including in areas such as The Highlands and Bardstown Road. 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 Louisville.
The other services I offer in Louisville, 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 Louisville, or read the general page for airbnb revenue management.
If you also run properties outside Louisville, 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 Louisville and what you need. I reply in Eastern Time, confirm the scope and the price, and start only when you say so.
