I run the pricing, you keep the property.I price every night of your Scottsdale 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 Mountain Standard Time (UTC-7).
Alaa Elhadi, an independent revenue management consultant, provides Airbnb revenue management for Airbnb hosts, vacation rental owners and property managers in Scottsdale, United States, one to one, remotely and in Mountain Standard Time (UTC-7). In Scottsdale, I price January to March as the peak and June to September 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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Properties optimized in and around Scottsdale
1-on-1
Directly with Alaa, no account-manager layer
Mountain Standard Time
Sessions scheduled in your local time
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 Scottsdale: MLB Spring Training in February and March; WM Phoenix Open in early February; Snowbird season from January to April; Golf and pool-home demand. Guests I price for: Golf groups, snowbirds staying 2 to 8 weeks, and bachelorette groups in Old Town Scottsdale. Where I start: A steep winter-to-summer seasonal spread, monthly snowbird rate cards, and event premiums that begin 90 days out for pool homes.
I set up PriceLabs or Wheelhouse with Barrett-Jackson, the Phoenix Open, the Arabian Horse Show and Spring Training as date premiums, monthly snowbird pricing and a summer floor tied to your costs. Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com then follow the same rules for every month.
The service in general is described on my airbnb revenue management page; this page covers how I apply it in Scottsdale.
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.
“Scottsdale has one of the steepest seasonal curves I work with. A pool home can earn several times more per night in February than in July, and snowbirds booking 4 to 8 weeks bring a different kind of revenue from golf groups and bachelorettes. The strategy is about protecting winter from being cut into short, low-value stays, while giving summer a floor that still covers costs.”
Alaa Elhadi, revenue management consultant. Cornell certified, 18 years in hotel and short-term rental revenue.
Barrett-Jackson at WestWorld, the WM Phoenix Open, the Arabian Horse Show and Cactus League games stack up, so I price each event week individually and protect weekends for groups.
Spring Training ends, but golf and pool weather stay strong; I keep weekend rates near peak and begin offering midweek specials for late-season visitors.
Heat returns, snowbirds leave and I shorten minimums, offering weekly stays and promoting pools and shade to Arizona and California drive-in guests.
Extreme heat brings local staycations and resort-style weekends; I price weekends for Phoenix residents and keep weekday floors that cover cooling and pool costs.
Cooler weather returns, NASCAR at Phoenix Raceway brings a November spike and holidays lift late December, so I raise weekend rates and open monthly snowbird stays from January.
Price January to April as the main season, with WM Phoenix Open, Spring Training and Barrett-Jackson as their own higher bands.
Offer monthly snowbird rates from November onwards, but only for dates that are unlikely to sell as higher-value short stays.
Protect Old Town weekends with 2-night minimums and group pricing, and keep them separate from quieter residential homes.
Set a summer floor based on real costs, including higher power bills for pools and air conditioning, and pair it with weekly discounts.
Start event pricing about 90 days before Spring Training and the Phoenix Open instead of reacting in the final weeks.
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 Scottsdale: January to April, with Spring Training, the Waste Management Phoenix Open and Barrett-Jackson driving the highest rates. January to March: Barrett-Jackson at WestWorld, the WM Phoenix Open, the Arabian Horse Show and Cactus League games stack up, so I price each event week individually and protect weekends for groups. April: Spring Training ends, but golf and pool weather stay strong; I keep weekend rates near peak and begin offering midweek specials for late-season visitors. 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 home holds a Scottsdale short-term rental licence and a state Transaction Privilege Tax licence, with numbers shown where required, because enforcement has tightened in recent years.
Price January to April as the main season, with WM Phoenix Open, Spring Training and Barrett-Jackson as their own higher bands. Next: protect Old Town weekends with 2-night minimums and group pricing, and keep them separate from quieter residential homes. For Airbnb revenue management, i start with base rates, the seasonal calendar and restrictions, because that is where a Scottsdale 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 Scottsdale: June to September when daytime temperatures exceed 40°C (105°F). October to December: Cooler weather returns, NASCAR at Phoenix Raceway brings a November spike and holidays lift late December, so I raise weekend rates and open monthly snowbird stays from January. May: Heat returns, snowbirds leave and I shorten minimums, offering weekly stays and promoting pools and shade to Arizona and California drive-in guests.
Selling a whole February to one snowbird at a monthly rate that is lower than what the event weeks alone would earn and summer prices dropped below running costs because the calendar looks empty. I look for these first when I review Airbnb revenue management in Scottsdale, and fixing them is usually the quickest gain.
For Airbnb revenue management in Scottsdale, i manage channel mix, parity and promotions together, so the cheapest route to a booking is not the most expensive one for you. Scottsdale sells mostly through Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com. October to December: Cooler weather returns, NASCAR at Phoenix Raceway brings a November spike and holidays lift late December, so I raise weekend rates and open monthly snowbird stays from January.
Arcadia and Tempe: Phoenix-side homes near Camelback and Arizona State University; I price them for families, university visitors and Spring Training at Tempe Diablo Stadium. Old Town Scottsdale and North Scottsdale and DC Ranch 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.
Golf and pool-home demand, MLB Spring Training in February and March and WM Phoenix Open in early February are the dates I price first for Airbnb revenue management in Scottsdale. May: Heat returns, snowbirds leave and I shorten minimums, offering weekly stays and promoting pools and shade to Arizona and California drive-in guests.
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 Scottsdale and work remotely in Mountain Standard Time (UTC-7). Locally, that shows up in decisions like this: start event pricing about 90 days before Spring Training and the Phoenix Open instead of reacting in the final weeks.
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 Scottsdale I would start from January to March: Barrett-Jackson at WestWorld, the WM Phoenix Open, the Arabian Horse Show and Cactus League games stack up, so I price each event week individually and protect weekends for groups. To start, open the chat or email me with your property type and size in Scottsdale.
Yes. Airbnb Revenue Management Consultant in Scottsdale is delivered remotely and scheduled in Mountain Standard Time (UTC-7), and 100+ properties in and around Scottsdale have been optimized, including in areas such as Old Town Scottsdale. 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 Scottsdale.
The other services I offer in Scottsdale, 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 Scottsdale, or read the general page for airbnb revenue management.
If you also run properties outside Scottsdale, 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 Scottsdale and what you need. I reply in Mountain Standard Time, confirm the scope and the price, and start only when you say so.
