Alaa Elhadi is an independent revenue management consultant for hotels, resorts, Airbnb hosts and property managers in Zagreb. 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 Zagreb: pricing strategy, PriceLabs and Wheelhouse setup, hotel revenue consulting and channel optimization. Demand in Zagreb peaks July to August and is softest January to March, and every plan he builds starts from that calendar.
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100+
Properties optimized in and around Zagreb
Cornell certified
Master certificate in Revenue Management, 18 years of experience
Central European Time
1-on-1 sessions scheduled in your local time
“Zagreb and Istria are two markets. Istria's coast sells weekly summer stays to German, Austrian and Italian families, and truffle season adds autumn. Zagreb is a city break with one of Europe's best Advent markets. I price the coast by the week and Zagreb around Advent.”
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 Zagreb 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.
Run Istrian coastal homes on weekly summer stays.
Price Zagreb Advent weekends as premiums.
Add truffle season in October for inland Istria.
Price Rovinj, Poreč and Pula separately.
Set coastal off-season floors.
Fully outsource your revenue management in Zagreb
Hand the daily pricing and these moves to me and my team, month to month.
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Istria is very quiet and Zagreb sees business visitors. I keep coastal homes at low floors or closed and price Zagreb for weekday business and short weekends.
Spring visitors arrive in Istria and INmusic lifts Zagreb in June. I price long weekends and Easter higher on the coast and lift the festival dates in the city.
German, Austrian and Italian holiday weeks fill the coast and the Pula and Motovun film festivals add events. I price coastal homes by the week with firm minimums.
White truffle season brings food travellers to inland Istria. I price hill-town homes for weekends around truffle fairs and lower coastal rates gradually.
Advent in Zagreb draws visitors from across the region. I price December weekends highest and keep weekday rates firm for business and short breaks.
One person does the thinking on your account. Choose the kind of help your property in Zagreb needs; everything is remote, 1-on-1 and scheduled in your time zone.
If you own a home on the Istrian coast, a villa inland, or a flat in Zagreb, I check registration and build a separate plan for each: summer weeks on the coast, truffle-season weekends inland, and Advent and business demand in the capital.
For hosts in Zagreb and Istria I set up PriceLabs or Wheelhouse with weekly coastal bands, autumn truffle weekends inland, Advent premiums in Zagreb, and off-season floors, keeping Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo aligned for German and Italian guests who often compare all three before booking.
For hotels in Zagreb and Istria I draw on my five-star background to balance tour operator and family demand on the coast, corporate rates in Zagreb, and event fences around Advent and film festivals, with comps chosen town by town rather than across the whole region.
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 Rovinj and Poreč
I build its seasons, floors and stay rules against its own comparable listings.
Listings across several areas
For example Motovun and the Istrian hill towns plus Zagreb Upper and Lower Town: 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 Zagreb and what is not working. I reply in your time zone.
Done for you and month to month: I run your Zagreb 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 Zagreb strategy with you first.
Managed pricing, run for you every day
For hosts in Rovinj and Poreč who handle guests and listings themselves and want the pricing done every week.
Pricing plus listing and channel optimization
For listings competing in Motovun and the Istrian hill towns: pricing plus listing content, promotions and channel work on every OTA.
Full revenue management with a monthly strategy call
For portfolios across Zagreb Upper and Lower Town 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 Zagreb, 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 Zagreb strategy before I take over.
A boutique hotel or guesthouse in Rovinj and Poreč
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 Motovun and the Istrian hill towns
21 to 100 rooms: rate plans by room type, segment mix and event pricing, reported monthly.
Larger, luxury or multi-property in Zagreb
For example a group with hotels in Motovun and the Istrian hill towns plus Zagreb Upper and Lower Town: 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 Zagreb is the one who sets the strategy.
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Hosts blame low rates for parties and damage, but the real cause is usually the rules around the price.
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Sixteen dedicated pages for Zagreb: 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
Yes, it is a major winter draw. Alaa prices those weekends higher.
In summer, usually yes.
Yes, for homes in the hill towns. White truffle season from autumn into early winter brings food travellers, often on weekends around truffle fairs. I price those weekends above normal autumn rates and keep weekday nights more modest, since demand concentrates on Friday and Saturday.
Yes. Zagreb has steady business travel, concerts, football and festivals like INmusic in June. I keep a weekday business base, lift event dates, and price summer weekends for travellers stopping on their way to the coast, so the flat earns well beyond December.
Yes. Alaa has optimized 100+ properties in and around Zagreb, 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.
