Trade shows & expos
Sell exhibitor booths from a live floor plan
Run exhibitor sales and attendee registration in one place: a visual floor plan where companies pick their exact booth, plus badges scanned at the door.
How this type of ticketing works
Expo organizers usually juggle a PDF floor plan, a spreadsheet of holds, and invoices sent by hand. Every hour that gap stays open is a chance to sell the same booth twice or lose an exhibitor who moved on.
With TixSimple, your floor plan becomes an interactive map. Exhibitors see what is available, choose a booth, and pay — the space locks the moment it sells. Attendee registration runs on the same event with its own ticket tiers, and both exhibitors and attendees check in with QR codes at the entrance.
What to set up in TixSimple
- 1Upload your floor plan and mark each booth as a sellable space with its own price.
- 2Price premium locations (corners, entrance-facing, endcaps) higher than inline booths.
- 3Turn on vendor applications if you approve exhibitors before payment.
- 4Add attendee ticket types: free expo pass, VIP, conference add-on.
- 5Collect booth details at checkout: company name, electrical needs, product category.
- 6Create scanner keys for the exhibitor entrance and the main attendee doors.
Fee example: Standard 10x10 inline booth
A $650 ticket carries a TixSimple platform fee of $8.78 (1.3% + $0.33). If you sell 80 tickets, the total platform fee is $702.4. Stripe processing is separate and you choose whether to pass fees to the buyer or absorb them.
Ticket price
$650
Platform fee
$8.78
Net revenue
$51,297.6
Sponsorships, badges and lead capture
Sponsorship packages sell like any other ticket type, with limited inventory so only one company can own a tier. Sponsor applications let you review a company before you accept payment.
For shows that want networking, the event app adds attendee profiles and AI matchmaking so exhibitors get introduced to buyers who match what they sell.
- Interactive floor plan with per-booth pricing
- Exhibitor and sponsor applications with approval
- Free or paid attendee passes with QR badges
- Event app with attendee matchmaking for buyers and exhibitors
Frequently asked questions
Can exhibitors pick their own booth on a map?
Yes. Interactive ticket maps turn your floor plan into a clickable layout where each booth is separate inventory, so a sold booth disappears immediately.
Can I approve exhibitors before they pay?
Yes. Turn on vendor applications, review each submission, and send an approved applicant a link to complete payment for their space.
How do free attendee passes work?
Free tickets carry no platform fee. Attendees register, receive a QR badge by email, and scan in at the door so you get accurate attendance counts for your post-show report.
Can I sell sponsorships alongside booths?
Yes. Create a ticket type per sponsorship tier with a quantity of one or two, and collect logo files and contacts through custom fields at checkout.
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