I run the pricing, you keep the property.I price every night of your Minneapolis 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 Central Time (UTC-6).
Alaa Elhadi, an independent revenue management consultant, provides Airbnb revenue management for Airbnb hosts, vacation rental owners and property managers in Minneapolis, United States, one to one, remotely and in Central Time (UTC-6). In Minneapolis, I price Late August to Labor Day as the peak and January and 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 Minneapolis: Minnesota State Fair; Vikings, Twins and Wild seasons; Mall of America and conventions; Lake season and summer festivals. Guests I price for: Regional families and event travellers on 2 to 3 night stays, corporate guests midweek. Where I start: Fair-week and game-day premiums, corporate rates, and deep winter floors.
For Minneapolis and St. Paul hosts I set PriceLabs or Wheelhouse with Fair dates, game days and conventions as separate premiums, summer weekend rules, a monthly profile for winter and corporate weekday rates, so the calendar works in both the warm and the cold months.
The service in general is described on my airbnb revenue management page; this page covers how I apply it in Minneapolis.
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.
“Minneapolis and St. Paul have a great summer and a very hard winter. The Minnesota State Fair is the single biggest week, and Vikings, Twins and Wild games add event nights. Corporate travel supports weekdays. In winter, I build strategy around longer stays rather than chasing weekend guests who are not coming.”
Alaa Elhadi, revenue management consultant. Cornell certified, 18 years in hotel and short-term rental revenue.
The St. Paul Winter Carnival and the pond hockey tournament on Lake Nokomis give a few strong dates, which I price above a low winter floor built for longer stays.
University of Minnesota graduation and Art-A-Whirl in Northeast lift selected weekends, so I price those dates early and keep weekday rates focused on business travel.
Lake days, Pride, the Aquatennial, the Basilica Block Party and Twins games keep the summer busy, so I hold weekend rates firm and allow shorter midweek stays.
State Fair crowds book early, especially for homes in St. Anthony Park and Roseville near the fairgrounds, so I hold three night minimums and price that zone highest.
Gophers and Vikings games, the Twin Cities Marathon and conventions keep autumn busy, so I load each date individually and keep weekday corporate rates intact.
Holiday family visits and Wild games at the Xcel Energy Center add dates, so I price Christmas week a little higher and leave the rest of the month near the floor.
Price State Fair week in late August as the top band.
Add Vikings home games and big concerts as date premiums.
Set weekday corporate rates near downtown and the Mall of America area.
Build June to September as the main season.
Offer monthly stays and deep floors in January and February.
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 Minneapolis: June to September, State Fair in late August, and Vikings and Twins seasons. September to November: Gophers and Vikings games, the Twin Cities Marathon and conventions keep autumn busy, so I load each date individually and keep weekday corporate rates intact. June to mid-August: Lake days, Pride, the Aquatennial, the Basilica Block Party and Twins games keep the summer busy, so I hold weekend rates firm and allow shorter midweek stays. 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 is registered or licensed as required in Minneapolis or St. Paul, because the two cities run separate systems and a listing must satisfy its own city.
Price State Fair week in late August as the top band. Next: set weekday corporate rates near downtown and the Mall of America area. For Airbnb revenue management, i start with base rates, the seasonal calendar and restrictions, because that is where a Minneapolis 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 Minneapolis: January to February. December: Holiday family visits and Wild games at the Xcel Energy Center add dates, so I price Christmas week a little higher and leave the rest of the month near the floor. January and February: The St. Paul Winter Carnival and the pond hockey tournament on Lake Nokomis give a few strong dates, which I price above a low winter floor built for longer stays.
State Fair week priced like an ordinary summer week and winter prices that barely move. I look for these first when I review Airbnb revenue management in Minneapolis, and fixing them is usually the quickest gain.
For Airbnb revenue management in Minneapolis, i manage channel mix, parity and promotions together, so the cheapest route to a booking is not the most expensive one for you. Minneapolis sells mostly through Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com. June to mid-August: Lake days, Pride, the Aquatennial, the Basilica Block Party and Twins games keep the summer busy, so I hold weekend rates firm and allow shorter midweek stays.
St. Anthony Park and Falcon Heights: Next to the fairgrounds and the university's St. Paul campus; I give State Fair dates the strongest premium in the metro and price the rest of the year moderately. North Loop and Downtown and Uptown and the Chain of Lakes 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.
Lake season and summer festivals, Minnesota State Fair and Vikings, Twins and Wild seasons are the dates I price first for Airbnb revenue management in Minneapolis. December: Holiday family visits and Wild games at the Xcel Energy Center add dates, so I price Christmas week a little higher and leave the rest of the month near the floor.
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 Minneapolis and work remotely in Central Time (UTC-6). Locally, that shows up in decisions like this: offer monthly stays and deep floors in January and February.
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 Minneapolis I would start from June to mid-August: Lake days, Pride, the Aquatennial, the Basilica Block Party and Twins games keep the summer busy, so I hold weekend rates firm and allow shorter midweek stays. To start, open the chat or email me with your property type and size in Minneapolis.
Yes. Airbnb Revenue Management Consultant in Minneapolis is delivered remotely and scheduled in Central Time (UTC-6), and 100+ properties in and around Minneapolis have been optimized, including in areas such as North Loop and Downtown. 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 Minneapolis.
The other services I offer in Minneapolis, 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 Minneapolis, or read the general page for airbnb revenue management.
If you also run properties outside Minneapolis, 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 Minneapolis and what you need. I reply in Central Time, confirm the scope and the price, and start only when you say so.
