Alaa Elhadi is an independent revenue management consultant for hotels, resorts, Airbnb hosts and property managers in Venice. He has optimized 100+ properties in and around the market, and works with you 1-on-1, remotely, in Central European Time (UTC+1).
Alaa Elhadi is an independent revenue management consultant who works 1-on-1 with hotels, serviced apartments, Airbnb hosts and property managers in Venice: pricing strategy, PriceLabs and Wheelhouse setup, hotel revenue consulting and channel optimization. Demand in Venice peaks February and September to October and is softest November to January, and every plan he builds starts from that calendar.
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100+
Properties optimized in and around Venice
Cornell certified
Master certificate in Revenue Management, 18 years of experience
Central European Time
1-on-1 sessions scheduled in your local time
“Venice sells romance and events: Carnival, the Biennale, the Film Festival and Redentore. It also charges day-trippers an access fee on selected days, which changes how visitors plan and makes overnight stays relatively more attractive. Acqua alta can affect winter. I price the event calendar firmly and keep winter realistic.”
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 Venice 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 Carnival and Redentore weekends as premiums with minimum stays.
Add Biennale opening weeks and the Film Festival.
Price San Marco, Cannaregio and Dorsoduro on separate comps.
Watch access-fee days, when overnight guests have an advantage over day visitors.
Lower November to January floors outside Christmas.
Fully outsource your revenue management in Venice
Hand the daily pricing and these moves to me and my team, month to month.
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Outside Christmas and New Year I set realistic floors, price the Festa della Salute on 21 November modestly, and mention acqua alta precautions so guests feel confident booking.
Carnival weekends fill the city, so I price them as the top winter band with minimum stays and open the dates as soon as the programme is announced.
Easter, the Vogalonga in May and Biennale opening weeks bring strong demand, so I hold firm and price the Biennale openings as a premium for art and architecture visitors.
The Redentore weekend in July is the summer highlight, so I price it as a premium, and keep other summer weeks firm but watch for heat-driven softening.
The Film Festival on the Lido, the Regata Storica and comfortable weather make this a peak, so I price it close to Carnival and hold minimum stays.
One person does the thinking on your account. Choose the kind of help your property in Venice needs; everything is remote, 1-on-1 and scheduled in your time zone.
For a Venice owner I look at access, event calendar and the realities of acqua alta and the access fee. Then I build a year from Carnival through the Biennale, Redentore and the Film Festival, with winter floors that keep the calendar alive.
I set up your pricing on Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo with Carnival, Biennale, Redentore, Regata Storica and Film Festival dates loaded early, minimum stays on peak weekends, softer winter floors outside Christmas, and clear access-fee and acqua alta wording on every listing.
Venice hotels mix luxury leisure, events and groups. With my five-star hotel background I work on event rate fences, room-type pricing by canal view, group allotments for Biennale and Film Festival delegations, and a winter strategy that keeps rooms filled without training guests to wait for discounts.
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 Castello
I build its seasons, floors and stay rules against its own comparable listings.
Listings across several areas
For example Giudecca plus Lido: 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 Venice and what is not working. I reply in your time zone.
Done for you and month to month: I run your Venice 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 Venice strategy with you first.
Managed pricing, run for you every day
For hosts in Castello who handle guests and listings themselves and want the pricing done every week.
Pricing plus listing and channel optimization
For listings competing in Giudecca: pricing plus listing content, promotions and channel work on every OTA.
Full revenue management with a monthly strategy call
For portfolios across Lido 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 Venice, 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 Venice strategy before I take over.
A boutique hotel or guesthouse in Castello
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 Giudecca
21 to 100 rooms: rate plans by room type, segment mix and event pricing, reported monthly.
Larger, luxury or multi-property in Venice
For example a group with hotels in Giudecca plus Lido: 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 Venice is the one who sets the strategy.
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Sixteen dedicated pages for Venice: 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
It can make overnight stays more attractive on fee days. Alaa watches the calendar when pricing.
Carnival, spring, September to October and major events. Alaa prices each.
It can, mostly when guests are surprised. High tides are more common in autumn and winter, and the MOSE barriers now protect the city in many cases. I keep winter rates realistic, explain precautions in the listing and mention raised walkways, so guests feel prepared rather than worried.
For certain guests, yes. The Lido offers beaches, quieter streets and the Film Festival in late summer, with a vaporetto ride into the centre. I price it for families in summer and festival guests in September, rather than comparing it directly with San Marco flats.
Yes. Alaa has optimized 100+ properties in and around Venice, 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).
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.
