Alaa Elhadi is an independent revenue management consultant for hotels, resorts, Airbnb hosts and property managers in Montréal. He has optimized 100+ properties in and around the market, and works with you 1-on-1, remotely, in Eastern Time (UTC-5).
Alaa Elhadi is an independent revenue management consultant who works 1-on-1 with hotels, serviced apartments, Airbnb hosts and property managers in Montréal: pricing strategy, PriceLabs and Wheelhouse setup, hotel revenue consulting and channel optimization. Demand in Montréal peaks June and is softest January to March, and every plan he builds starts from that calendar.
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100+
Properties optimized in and around Montréal
Cornell certified
Master certificate in Revenue Management, 18 years of experience
Eastern Time
1-on-1 sessions scheduled in your local time
“Montréal is a festival city with strict rules. Short-term rentals need a CITQ registration, and the city has limited rentals of non-principal residences to a summer window in most boroughs. The Grand Prix, Jazz Festival and Osheaga are the peaks. I check the property's status first, then price the festival calendar.”
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 Montréal 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.
Confirm CITQ registration and whether the unit is a principal residence.
Price the Grand Prix and summer festivals as top bands.
Plan non-principal units around the summer rental window.
Offer mid-term stays for students and professionals.
Lower January to March floors.
Fully outsource your revenue management in Montréal
Hand the daily pricing and these moves to me and my team, month to month.
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Igloofest and Montréal en Lumière give a few weekends some life, so I price those and otherwise rely on conferences, students and longer stays to keep winter occupied.
As the terraces open, weekend demand returns first; I lift Friday and Saturday rates while leaving midweek near winter levels until June.
Grand Prix weekend gets a three-night minimum and its own rate, and the Francofolies and early Jazz Festival dates follow straight after, so I do not let the month average out.
Jazz Festival, Just for Laughs and Osheaga each get named premiums, with ordinary summer nights held firm because American visitors keep arriving by car.
Conferences and the start of the academic year carry weekdays, so I keep business-friendly midweek rates and soften weekends only after Thanksgiving.
Christmas markets and New Year in Old Montréal lift the final weeks, so I price the holiday period as a separate short season with a minimum stay.
One person does the thinking on your account. Choose the kind of help your property in Montréal needs; everything is remote, 1-on-1 and scheduled in your time zone.
For Montréal owners I check the registration and residence status before anything else, then map which festivals and conferences actually reach your borough. The plan we build covers the legal summer window, festival premiums and a realistic winter strategy for the months when short stays are thin or restricted.
For hosts I set up your pricing tool with named events for the Grand Prix, Jazz Festival, Just for Laughs and Osheaga, plus monthly rates for winter. I make sure both language versions of the listing and every channel carry the same rules and fees.
My five-star background helps Montréal boutique hotels split leisure, conference and film-crew demand, fence the Grand Prix and festival weeks with proper stay controls, and choose a comp set by neighbourhood, since an Old Montréal hotel and a Plateau one serve different guests.
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 Plateau Mont-Royal
I build its seasons, floors and stay rules against its own comparable listings.
Listings across several areas
For example Old Montréal plus Quartier des Spectacles and downtown: 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 Montréal and what is not working. I reply in your time zone.
Done for you and month to month: I run your Montréal 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 Montréal strategy with you first.
Managed pricing, run for you every day
For hosts in Plateau Mont-Royal who handle guests and listings themselves and want the pricing done every week.
Pricing plus listing and channel optimization
For listings competing in Old Montréal: pricing plus listing content, promotions and channel work on every OTA.
Full revenue management with a monthly strategy call
For portfolios across Quartier des Spectacles and downtown 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 Montréal, 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 Montréal strategy before I take over.
A boutique hotel or guesthouse in Plateau Mont-Royal
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 Old Montréal
21 to 100 rooms: rate plans by room type, segment mix and event pricing, reported monthly.
Larger, luxury or multi-property in Montréal
For example a group with hotels in Old Montréal plus Quartier des Spectacles and downtown: 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 Montréal is the one who sets the strategy.
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Sixteen dedicated pages for Montréal: hotel revenue management and consulting, Airbnb and short-term rental pricing, and optimization for each booking channel.
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
Rules limit non-principal residences to a summer window in most boroughs. Alaa checks the property's status.
Yes, in Quebec short-term rentals must be registered.
Usually yes. Grand Prix guests tend to arrive for the full weekend and hotels fill early, so a three-night minimum protects the most valuable dates from being broken up by single nights. I open those dates early, watch pickup closely and only relax the rule late if the calendar is clearly behind.
Treat it as a different business. I price Igloofest and Montréal en Lumière weekends, then focus on conferences, visiting academics and longer stays that fit the property's legal status. A sensible nightly floor matters more than a deep discount, because winter guests here book for a reason rather than on price alone.
Yes. Alaa has optimized 100+ properties in and around Montréal, from single Airbnb listings and small hotels to management companies running hundreds of units. Everything is remote on Zoom, scheduled in Eastern Time (UTC-5).
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.
