Alaa Elhadi is an independent revenue management consultant for hotels, resorts, Airbnb hosts and property managers in Columbus. 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 Columbus: pricing strategy, PriceLabs and Wheelhouse setup, hotel revenue consulting and channel optimization. Demand in Columbus peaks September to November and is softest January to February, and every plan he builds starts from that calendar.
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100+
Properties optimized in and around Columbus
Cornell certified
Master certificate in Revenue Management, 18 years of experience
Eastern Time
1-on-1 sessions scheduled in your local time
“Columbus, Cleveland and Cincinnati are three event-driven cities with medical and university demand. Ohio State football weekends in Columbus are some of the strongest nights in the state, Cedar Point shapes summer near Sandusky, and major hospitals support weekly stays. I price each city on its own 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 Columbus 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.
Price Ohio State home football weekends as top premiums in Columbus.
Add Browns, Bengals and Guardians home dates for nearby homes.
Build weekly rates near the Cleveland Clinic and other medical centers.
Price Cedar Point season from May to October for homes near Sandusky.
Lower January and February floors.
Fully outsource your revenue management in Columbus
Hand the daily pricing and these moves to me and my team, month to month.
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Hospital and corporate stays carry these months, so I lean on weekly and monthly pricing and accept softer weekends rather than chasing leisure guests who rarely come in an Ohio winter.
The Arnold Sports Festival fills Columbus for a long weekend, and March basketball tournaments add dates; I price those individually while leaving Cleveland and Cincinnati on winter floors.
Commencements, the Memorial Tournament in Dublin and early concert season lift weekends, so I raise those dates and keep minimums at two nights for event travellers.
Summer concerts and baseball in all three cities, plus Cedar Point near Sandusky, keep weekends full; I watch weekday pricing more closely than weekends during these months.
Football Saturdays drive the season, so I set each home game date separately, with the biggest rivalry and night games highest, and lift Cincinnati and Cleveland dates around NFL home games.
Holiday visitors and bowl game travel give some weekends a lift, but I keep weekday floors modest and use longer-stay discounts to cover the quiet stretch before New Year.
One person does the thinking on your account. Choose the kind of help your property in Columbus needs; everything is remote, 1-on-1 and scheduled in your time zone.
If you own homes across Ohio's big three, I build a separate plan for each city, then a shared view of your portfolio. We look at registration, event calendars, medical demand and how the homes are positioned, so each one earns on its own strengths instead of following one shared rule.
In PriceLabs or Wheelhouse I add the football schedules, concert dates and hospital-driven long stays for each city, set weekly and monthly discounts, and keep two-night minimums on event weekends so the busiest Saturdays are not sold as single nights.
For Ohio hotels I focus on the mix of university, medical, sports and corporate demand. I help define displacement rules for football weekends, set negotiated rates for hospitals and businesses, and build a comp set that reflects the specific district rather than the whole metro.
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 Short North and German Village, Columbus
I build its seasons, floors and stay rules against its own comparable listings.
Listings across several areas
For example Ohio City and Tremont, Cleveland plus Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati: 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 Columbus and what is not working. I reply in your time zone.
Done for you and month to month: I run your Columbus 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 Columbus strategy with you first.
Managed pricing, run for you every day
For hosts in Short North and German Village, Columbus who handle guests and listings themselves and want the pricing done every week.
Pricing plus listing and channel optimization
For listings competing in Ohio City and Tremont, Cleveland: pricing plus listing content, promotions and channel work on every OTA.
Full revenue management with a monthly strategy call
For portfolios across Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati 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 Columbus, 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 Columbus strategy before I take over.
A boutique hotel or guesthouse in Short North and German Village, Columbus
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 Ohio City and Tremont, Cleveland
21 to 100 rooms: rate plans by room type, segment mix and event pricing, reported monthly.
Larger, luxury or multi-property in Columbus
For example a group with hotels in Ohio City and Tremont, Cleveland plus Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati: 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 Columbus is the one who sets the strategy.
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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
As premium weekends with 2-night minimums, opened when the schedule is released. Alaa prices them by distance to the stadium.
Yes, especially near the Cleveland Clinic. Alaa sets weekly and monthly discounts for these stays.
Each one has its own strengths and rules, so there is no single answer. Columbus has the strongest football weekends, Cleveland has steady medical demand, and Cincinnati has a busy riverfront calendar. I compare the permit rules, the demand drivers and your home's location before advising which approach fits.
Cedar Point runs from spring to autumn, with summer weekends and Halloween season the busiest. I price weekends well above weekdays, use weekly stays for families in July and August, and keep a separate band for the autumn Halloween event weekends.
Yes. Alaa has optimized 100+ properties in and around Columbus, 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.
