Professional booth hosts and greeters

Booth Hostess & Trade Show Greeters for Hire

A booth hostess is a trained event host or greeter who welcomes attendees, routes booth traffic, supports check-in, introduces sales staff, and keeps the exhibit approachable. Ask TSM to scope professional booth hostesses and trade show greeters for your event. Confirm local availability, responsibilities, and the pre-show briefing before booking.

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What they handle

Welcome and qualify. Greet attendees, ask first-line questions, and route qualified visitors to your sales team.

Keep the booth moving. Manage badge scans, appointment arrivals, literature handoffs, and busy-aisle traffic.

Protect your brand. Set attire, communication, and briefing requirements that match your booth standards.

Booth hostess vs. trade show model vs. brand ambassador

Choose the role by the work you need covered. Booth hostesses and trade show greeters handle the welcome, check-in, and visitor handoff. Trade show models add visibility, booth attraction, and exhibit-floor presentation. Brand ambassadors support deeper education, sampling, and campaign messaging.

Booth hostess / greeter
Welcome, check-in, attendee routing, badge scanning, VIP arrivals, literature handoff.
Trade show model
Booth attraction, lead qualification, product presence, first-line demo support.
Brand ambassador
Brand education, sampling, street teams, product conversation, campaign reporting.
Rates and pricing

How booth hostess rates compare

Compare booth hostess and trade show model quotes using the same dates, hours, and responsibilities. Specify greeting, badge scanning, line control, appointment routing, language needs, product knowledge, attire, and any team-lead duties so the quoted scope is clear.

TSM quotes each booking by city, venue, date pattern, daily hours, number of staff, requested skills, wardrobe, and briefing complexity. Published talent tiers are Tier Two at $50–$60 per hour, Tier One at $60–$75 per hour, and Elite at $75+ per hour. Confirm the applicable tier, booking minimum, travel charges, and total cost in your quote.

What affects cost

  • Market and venue availability
  • Show dates, daily hours, and minimum call time
  • Language needs and lead-capture requirements
  • Hospitality, registration, or VIP responsibilities
  • Wardrobe, orientation, and on-site management needs

How to book a booth hostess

01

Send the booth details

Share the show, city, venue, dates, daily hours, booth goals, attire, and whether staff will scan badges or route meetings.

02

Review profiles and quote

Your account executive scopes the right host, greeter, or mixed booth team and sends profiles for review.

03

Approve and brief the team

Confirm talent availability, the booking terms, briefing responsibilities, arrival instructions, and your event-day contact before the assignment.

Brand-safe staffing language

Some searches use older labels such as "booth girl." TSM uses professional role language: booth hostess, booth host, trade show greeter, event host, lead-capture staff, or trade show model depending on the actual job. The focus is hospitality, communication, reliability, and brand representation.

Where this role fits

Booth hostesses fit trade shows, conventions, registration desks, sponsor lounges, hospitality suites, VIP arrivals, showroom events, and booth appointments. For product sampling or street-level activation work, use promotional models instead.

For a trade show booth, the strongest fit is usually the first thirty seconds of the visitor experience: eye contact, welcome language, badge scan, qualification question, and a clean handoff to sales. A strong booth hostess keeps that first exchange polished, useful, and easy for your sales team to continue.

Why brands trust us

Why brands trust TSM Agency

Woman-Owned

A woman-owned talent agency co-founded by Caryn Hanna, a former professional model.

Founded 2005

More than 20 years of trade show and event staffing experience.

2,000+

Events Staffed

More than 2,000 trade shows, conventions, and promotional events staffed across the United States.

2,000+

Talent Network

Over 2,000 experienced trade show models, brand ambassadors, and promotional staff across 25+ U.S. cities.

5.0

Rated on Google

Rated 5.0 stars on Google Reviews based on verified client feedback.

MPI Member

A member of Meeting Professionals International (MPI), the largest global community of meeting and event professionals.

$1 Million Insurance Coverage

Fully insured with $1M per occurrence and $2M aggregate general liability. Certificates of insurance available on request.

25+

City Markets

Local recruitment across 25+ U.S. city markets. Confirm talent availability, relevant venue experience and any travel charges for your booking.

Brief Your Booth Hosts Before Visitors Arrive

Make the welcome useful

Provide a short opening line, the appointment list, a qualification question, and the names of your sales contacts. Explain how to welcome scheduled visitors while keeping walk-up conversations moving.

Set the handoff and check-in rules

Confirm badge scanning, opt-in instructions, queue boundaries, and how staff should handle early arrivals or missing appointments. Identify an on-site contact for exceptions.

Prepare visitor qualification and handoffs

FAQ

Booth hostess FAQs

Compare quotes with the same dates, daily hours and responsibilities. TSM publishes Tier Two at $50–$60 per hour, Tier One at $60–$75 per hour and Elite at $75+ per hour. Confirm which tier and total cost apply to your requested greeting, check-in, lead-capture, language or team-lead duties.

Send TSM Agency your show name, city, venue, dates, daily hours, booth goals, attire and staff count. An account executive will scope the right booth hostesses or trade show greeters, send a quote and profiles, then coordinate the booking.

The clearest comparison is a custom quote because rates change by market, dates, hours, responsibilities and staff count. Ask for the role mix you want to compare, including booth hostesses, trade show models, brand ambassadors or lead-capture staff. Confirm what each option includes.

Cost is affected by event city, venue, dates, daily hours, minimum call time, language needs, lead-capture duties, wardrobe, briefing complexity, staff count and whether an on-site team lead is needed.

Use an event staffing agency that can show local talent profiles, confirm availability, brief the staff, manage arrival details and provide one accountable contact. For exhibitors, reliability and communication matter more than browsing a generic casting list.

You can request stand-alone greeters, a mix of booth hosts and trade show models, bilingual hosts, lead-capture staff or a team lead. Confirm availability and responsibilities for the proposed team based on your booth traffic and sales goals.

Start with the quote form or call TSM. Share the event details and review the quote and profiles. Before approving the booking, confirm talent availability, briefing responsibilities, arrival instructions and your event-day contact.

Start with the event details, quote and profile review. Confirm the booking terms and your account contact, then agree on the briefing, arrival and check-in plan. Identify who handles event-day questions and how to share post-event feedback.

Yes, when that is in the scope. Booth hostesses can scan badges, collect opt-ins, route qualified visitors, note product interest and hand off serious prospects to your sales team.

People sometimes use that phrase in search, but TSM uses professional staffing language. We staff booth hostesses, booth hosts, trade show greeters, lead-capture staff and trade show models based on the actual responsibilities.

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