Alaa Elhadi
St. Moritz & the Engadin, Switzerland

Revenue management consultant and pricing expert in St. Moritz & the Engadin

Alaa Elhadi is an independent revenue management consultant for hotels, resorts, Airbnb hosts and property managers in St. Moritz. He has optimized 100+ properties in and around the market, and works with you 1-on-1, remotely, in Central European Time (UTC+1).

Working with Alaa in St. Moritz, at a glance

Alaa Elhadi is an independent revenue management consultant who works 1-on-1 with hotels, serviced apartments, Airbnb hosts and property managers in St. Moritz: pricing strategy, PriceLabs and Wheelhouse setup, hotel revenue consulting and channel optimization. Demand in St. Moritz peaks Late December to early January and Mid-January to February and is softest April to June and October to November, and every plan he builds starts from that calendar.

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100+

Properties optimized in and around St. Moritz

Cornell certified

Master certificate in Revenue Management, 18 years of experience

Central European Time

1-on-1 sessions scheduled in your local time

Consultant's view

Alaa's take on St. Moritz

“St. Moritz is a luxury winter market with marquee events: White Turf on the frozen lake in February, snow polo and the Engadin Skimarathon. Affluent guests book long chalet stays, and summer is a real second season. Pricing has to match the luxury positioning.”

Alaa Elhadi, revenue management consultant. Cornell certified, 18 years in hotel and short-term rental revenue.

St. Moritz at a glance

Busiest
December to March for luxury skiing and the frozen-lake events, with a July and August alpine summer second season.
Quietest
May and November.
Dates to price first
  • White Turf horse racing on the frozen lake each February
  • snow polo and the historic Cresta Run toboggan track
  • the Engadin Skimarathon and the Corvatsch slopes each March
  • the Bernina Express and high-altitude Engadin summer hiking
From Alaa's consulting sessions

How Alaa would price a property in St. Moritz

The moves Alaa makes first when a hotel or host in St. Moritz 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.

Alaa's pricing playbook for St. Moritz

  1. 1

    Price White Turf and snow polo weekends as premiums.

  2. 2

    Price Christmas to New Year as the top band.

  3. 3

    Use long stays for chalets.

  4. 4

    Build a summer hiking and wellness season.

  5. 5

    Include local tourist tax.

Fully outsource your revenue management in St. Moritz

Hand the daily pricing and these moves to me and my team, month to month.

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Mistakes Alaa fixes most in St. Moritz

  • Luxury chalets discounted like standard flats.
  • Events ignored.
  • Summer ignored.
Alaa's pricing calendar

How I price St. Moritz through the year

Revenue management consultant in St. Moritz & the Engadin, Switzerland
  1. Late December to early JanuaryPeak

    The holiday fortnight sells first and at the highest rate. I hold weekly stays for chalets and stop any discounting, even if dates look open in early December.

  2. Mid-January to FebruaryPeak

    Snow Polo, the Gourmet Festival and the three White Turf Sundays keep weekends strong; I price each event weekend individually and keep midweek nights firm for longer ski stays.

  3. March to EasterHigh

    The Engadin Skimarathon weekend and spring skiing on Corvatsch bring long stays. I price the marathon weekend above the rest of March and ease rates after Easter.

  4. April to JuneLow

    Many hotels and shops close, so I keep a dignified floor, accept longer stays and avoid heavy discounts that clash with luxury positioning.

  5. July to SeptemberHigh

    Hiking, kitesurfing at Silvaplana and the jazz festival make a real summer season. I sell weekly stays for families and price lake and mountain views well.

  6. October to NovemberLow

    The valley shuts down, so I keep floors steady and focus on long stays and repeat guests rather than chasing short bookings.

Where I price St. Moritz differently

St. Moritz Dorf
Close to the shops, Badrutt's Palace and the lake events, so I price event weekends highest here and hold firm holiday weekly stays.
Pontresina
Quieter and close to the Diavolezza and Bernina Express, so I price it for families and hikers with strong summer stays.
Celerina and Samedan
Near the Cresta Run, the airport and the Inn valley, I price slightly below the centre and sell longer stays for winter and summer.

What I check first in a St. Moritz audit

  1. 1Whether the property is a permitted holiday rental under the second-home rules and the commune's regulations, because Lex Weber and local restrictions change what a property can do.
  2. 2How the listing presents service: ski room, transfers from Samedan airport and concierge help, since St. Moritz guests often value those more than an extra bedroom.
  3. 3Whether the event weekends are loaded with the right dates each year, because White Turf, Snow Polo and the Skimarathon move slightly and the premium is lost if missed.
Working with Alaa in St. Moritz

A revenue management consultant, pricing expert and hotel specialist for St. Moritz

One person does the thinking on your account. Choose the kind of help your property in St. Moritz needs; everything is remote, 1-on-1 and scheduled in your time zone.

Packages and pricing

My PriceLabs strategy packages for St. Moritz

One-time and 1-on-1 on Zoom, priced by the listings in your account: from $125 to $615.

Every package includes, built for your St. Moritz listings

  • Pricing strategy setup and implementation
  • Revenue performance analysis
  • Competitor analysis
  • Gap-night solutions setup
  • Last-minute, early-bird and other promotions
  • Base, minimum and maximum price setup
  • OTA channel pricing optimization
  • Seasonal pricing setup
  • Expert revenue manager assigned to your account
PackageListingsSessionPrice
StarterUp to 2 listings45-minute Zoom session$125
Growth3 to 6 listings60-minute Zoom session$250
Portfolio7 to 10 listings90-minute Zoom session$370
Scale11 to 15 listings90-minute Zoom session$480
Pro16 to 21 listings120-minute Zoom session$615
Enterprise22 or more listings120 to 240-minute Zoom sessionFrom $635

Which package fits your St. Moritz portfolio

Starter, $125

One home in St. Moritz Dorf

I build its seasons, floors and stay rules against its own comparable listings.

Portfolio or Scale, $370 to $480

Listings across several areas

For example Pontresina plus Celerina and Samedan: I set each area up separately, with its own comp set, seasons and minimum stays.

22+ listings, from $635

More than 21 listings

The large-accounts calculator shows the exact price and session length for your listing count.

Large-accounts pricing

Questions about your St. Moritz property?

Tell me what you run in St. Moritz and what is not working. I reply in your time zone.

Managed Airbnb pricing

Airbnb revenue management for St. Moritz

Done for you and month to month: I run your St. Moritz short-term rental pricing every week. From $225 a month, priced by listing count with no cap.

What I run for your St. Moritz listings

  • Daily rate monitoring and 2-3 price changes a week for listings in St. Moritz Dorf, Pontresina, and Celerina and Samedan
  • Peak rates and minimum stays set early for Late December to early January and Mid-January to February
  • Base, minimum and maximum prices, gap nights and last-minute discounts
  • Run in PriceLabs or Wheelhouse, connected to your channel manager
  • Listing, promotions and Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo optimization on Plus
  • Monthly strategy call and a 12-month forecast on Pro; month to month, no lock-in
ListingsCorePlusPro
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 St. Moritz strategy with you first.

Which managed plan fits your St. Moritz rentals

Core, from $225/mo

Managed pricing, run for you every day

For hosts in St. Moritz Dorf who handle guests and listings themselves and want the pricing done every week.

Plus, from $305/mo

Pricing plus listing and channel optimization

For listings competing in Pontresina: pricing plus listing content, promotions and channel work on every OTA.

Pro, from $395/mo

Full revenue management with a monthly strategy call

For portfolios across Celerina and Samedan and beyond, with forecasting, launch pricing for new listings and a monthly call.

Price your exact listing count
Hotel revenue management outsourcing

Hotel revenue management outsourcing in St. Moritz

I work as your outsourced revenue manager in St. Moritz, priced by property size rather than per room: from $650 a month, after a one-time hotel pricing strategy setup from $750.

What your St. Moritz hotel gets

  • Daily rates and restrictions set against a St. Moritz comp set
  • Group, event and length-of-stay strategy around Late December to early January and Mid-January to February
  • BAR and rate-plan strategy by room type
  • Connected to your PMS and channel manager, no new software to learn
  • OTA, metasearch and direct-booking mix with rate-parity checks on Plus
  • Forecasting, pace reports and a monthly strategy call on Pro
Hotel sizeCorePlusPro
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-propertyCustom quote

Monthly prices, month to month. The one-time setup builds your St. Moritz strategy before I take over.

Which plan fits your St. Moritz hotel

Boutique, from $650/mo

A boutique hotel or guesthouse in St. Moritz Dorf

Up to 20 rooms: one comp set, daily rates and stay rules, without hiring a full-time revenue manager.

Small or Midsize

A city or resort hotel in Pontresina

21 to 100 rooms: rate plans by room type, segment mix and event pricing, reported monthly.

200+ rooms or several hotels

Larger, luxury or multi-property in St. Moritz

For example a group with hotels in Pontresina plus Celerina and Samedan: quoted on size and complexity.

Ask for a custom quote
Consultant, not an agency

Why owners in St. Moritz hire Alaa directly

Most revenue problems are strategy problems. They get solved faster by one experienced person who looks at your numbers than by a process.

Cornell certified

Master certificate in Revenue Management from Cornell University, and 18 years of hands-on pricing work.

Hotel chain background

A decade running revenue for international five-star properties before moving into short-term rentals.

5.0 from 1,463 reviews

Client reviews on Fiverr, from single-listing hosts to large portfolios.

You talk to Alaa

No hand-off to a junior account manager. The person who reviews your property in St. Moritz is the one who sets the strategy.

Insights

Recent notes from Alaa

All insights

Tools and channels I work in for St. Moritz properties

  • Revenuenaire Dynamic Pricing
  • PriceLabs
  • Wheelhouse
  • Beyond Pricing
  • DPGO
  • Pricepoint
  • Duetto
  • IDeaS
  • Hospitable
  • Hostaway
  • Guesty
  • OwnerRez
  • Lodgify
  • Smoobu
  • Beds24
  • Hostfully
  • Uplisting
  • Cloudbeds
  • Mews
  • SiteMinder
  • Little Hotelier
  • Opera Cloud
  • RoomRaccoon
  • Airbnb
  • Booking.com
  • Vrbo
  • Expedia
  • Agoda
  • Google Hotel Ads
  • Trivago
  • Tripadvisor
  • Furnished Finder
  • Direct booking website
Services in St. Moritz

Everything I do in St. Moritz

Sixteen dedicated pages for St. Moritz: hotel revenue management and consulting, Airbnb and short-term rental pricing, and optimization for each booking channel.

What partners say

Trusted by hosts and managers worldwide

Real feedback from PriceLabs pricing strategy sessions with Alaa.

★★★★★

Savvy adjustments to my dynamic pricing

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

★★★★★

Great PriceLabs advice for every property

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

★★★★★

Helped me optimize my PriceLabs

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

FAQ

Questions St. Moritz owners ask Alaa

Does White Turf affect St. Moritz rentals?

Yes. Alaa prices those weekends higher.

Is summer busy in the Engadin?

Yes, a real second season.

Should St. Moritz chalets accept short stays in winter?

Mostly not in peak weeks. The holiday fortnight and event weekends sell by the week to families and groups, and short stays break the calendar. I open shorter stays only in quieter January weeks and after Easter, priced with a premium to cover the higher service cost.

How should I price summer in the Engadin?

As its own season, not as a discounted winter. Hikers, cyclists, families and wellness guests come for the lakes and mountain air, and many stay a week. I build summer rates from summer comps, price views and terraces properly, and keep weekly stays in July and August.

Has Alaa Elhadi worked with properties in and around St. Moritz?

Yes. Alaa has optimized 100+ properties in and around St. Moritz, from single Airbnb listings and small hotels to management companies running hundreds of units. Everything is remote on Zoom, scheduled in Central European Time (UTC+1).

How do I start with Alaa in St. Moritz, and what does it cost?

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.

Nearby markets

Other Europe markets Alaa consults in

Alaa Elhadi consults for clients worldwide. Reviews and booking history are also visible on his Fiverr profile.

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