Alaa Elhadi is an independent revenue management consultant for hotels, resorts, Airbnb hosts and property managers in Raleigh. 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 Raleigh: pricing strategy, PriceLabs and Wheelhouse setup, hotel revenue consulting and channel optimization. Demand in Raleigh peaks May and is softest January and June to July, and every plan he builds starts from that calendar.
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100+
Properties optimized in and around Raleigh
Cornell certified
Master certificate in Revenue Management, 18 years of experience
Eastern Time
1-on-1 sessions scheduled in your local time
“The Research Triangle is driven by universities, hospitals and corporate campuses. Duke, UNC and NC State graduations in May, basketball rivalry weekends and conferences create the peaks, while Duke and UNC hospitals support weekly stays. July and January are the quiet months. I price each university town around 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 Raleigh 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 Duke, UNC and NC State graduation weekends as top premiums, opened early.
Add Duke-UNC basketball weekends as date premiums.
Build weekly rates near Duke and UNC hospitals.
Set weekday corporate rates near Research Triangle Park.
Lower January and July floors.
Fully outsource your revenue management in Raleigh
Hand the daily pricing and these moves to me and my team, month to month.
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Between semesters and before the conference calendar restarts, I lean on hospital and relocation guests with softer weekly pricing, and I only lift individual nights where a home basketball game falls.
Rivalry games at Cameron Indoor and the Dean Smith Center, spring admitted-student visits and Full Frame in Durham all land here, so I price by date rather than by month.
Commencement weekends at Duke, UNC and NC State overlap closely, which means one home can be booked by families from any of the three; I hold those Fridays and Saturdays as a single block.
Campuses empty out, so I court summer interns, visiting researchers and clinical rotations at Research Triangle Park and the hospitals with 2 to 8 week rates instead of chasing weekend leisure.
Move-in weekend, home football Saturdays and the NC State Fair in Raleigh each deserve their own uplift, while weekday rates track the return of corporate travel after Labor Day.
Thanksgiving visits and early-season basketball keep some weekends useful, but by mid-December I shorten minimums and accept holiday family stays at a sensible rate rather than leave gaps.
One person does the thinking on your account. Choose the kind of help your property in Raleigh needs; everything is remote, 1-on-1 and scheduled in your time zone.
For Triangle owners I start by deciding which of the three universities and which hospital system your home really belongs to, because that choice drives every peak on the calendar. Then I rebuild your base, weekly and event pricing around those dates, and give you a written plan you can follow or hand to your manager.
I configure your PriceLabs or Wheelhouse account with the three commencement weekends, rivalry games and the State Fair loaded as date overrides, plus a length-of-stay curve for medical guests. Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com then price from the same rules, so a graduation weekend never sells cheaper on one channel.
For Triangle hotels I look at the balance between RTP negotiated corporate rates, university group blocks and leisure demand on game weekends. My hotel background helps with fencing those segments, setting displacement rules for graduation blocks, and choosing a comp set by campus and corridor rather than by brand alone.
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 Downtown Durham and Trinity Park
I build its seasons, floors and stay rules against its own comparable listings.
Listings across several areas
For example Chapel Hill and Carrboro plus Cary and Morrisville: 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 Raleigh and what is not working. I reply in your time zone.
Done for you and month to month: I run your Raleigh 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 Raleigh strategy with you first.
Managed pricing, run for you every day
For hosts in Downtown Durham and Trinity Park who handle guests and listings themselves and want the pricing done every week.
Pricing plus listing and channel optimization
For listings competing in Chapel Hill and Carrboro: pricing plus listing content, promotions and channel work on every OTA.
Full revenue management with a monthly strategy call
For portfolios across Cary and Morrisville 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 Raleigh, 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 Raleigh strategy before I take over.
A boutique hotel or guesthouse in Downtown Durham and Trinity Park
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 Chapel Hill and Carrboro
21 to 100 rooms: rate plans by room type, segment mix and event pricing, reported monthly.
Larger, luxury or multi-property in Raleigh
For example a group with hotels in Chapel Hill and Carrboro plus Cary and Morrisville: 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 Raleigh 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 soon as dates are published, often 6 to 12 months ahead. Alaa prices them with 2 to 3-night minimums.
Yes, especially near Duke and UNC hospitals. Alaa sets weekly and monthly discounts for medical stays.
It is worth it if the home is within easy reach of Duke, UNC or WakeMed. I set a monthly rate that competes with furnished apartments, keep it off the big graduation and game weekends where short stays earn more, and use those longer bookings to carry the quieter summer and January stretches.
It brings extra weekend visitors to Raleigh in October, especially to homes near the fairgrounds and the west side of the city. I treat it as a modest premium for nearby properties rather than a citywide spike, and I check that its dates do not clash with a home football Saturday before setting the uplift.
Yes. Alaa has optimized 100+ properties in and around Raleigh, 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.
