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Booth Zone Pricing and Inventory Worksheet

A one page worksheet for splitting the floor into priced zones, netting out sponsor holds, and seeing the revenue each zone can produce before booking opens.

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Reviewed for 2026, updated September 8, 2026.

Pricing every booth identically ignores what every exhibitor already knows: the corner by the entrance is worth more than the back wall. The difficulty is not deciding that location matters, it is writing down a zone structure you can defend, counting how many booths are truly open for sale once sponsor holds come out, and checking whether the total still clears your costs. This worksheet puts those three questions on one page. Fill in your own counts and prices; the row notes describe what each zone typically looks like, not what you should charge.

Start with the booth counts from your approved floor plan or from the Expo Hall Booth Capacity Calculator at /tools/expo-hall-booth-capacity/, then compare the projected revenue total against the Trade Show Booth Break-Even Calculator at /tools/booth-break-even/. For the reasoning behind zone pricing, read /blog/price-trade-show-booths-fairly/, and for how to release expired sponsor holds back to the floor without discounting them, read /blog/hold-booths-for-sponsors/. The full booking cycle is covered in the guide at /guide/.

ZoneBooths in zoneSponsor holdsOpen for salePrice per boothProjected revenueWhy this price (one line)
Entrance cornersYour countYour countBooths minus holdsYour figureOpen for sale x priceFirst thing every attendee sees; usually the top tier
Main aisle cornersYour countYour countBooths minus holdsYour figureOpen for sale x priceTwo open sides and steady traffic all day
Main aisle inlineYour countYour countBooths minus holdsYour figureOpen for sale x priceSolid traffic with one open side
Secondary aisle inlineYour countYour countBooths minus holdsYour figureOpen for sale x priceThe standard tier; the reference price for the floor
Back wall inlineYour countYour countBooths minus holdsYour figureOpen for sale x priceLowest traffic; priced to sell early or bundled with add-ons
Island spaces (20 x 20 and larger)Your countYour countBooths minus holdsYour figure per sq ftOpen for sale x pricePriced per square foot with a premium for four open sides
Food court and lounge adjacentYour countYour countBooths minus holdsYour figureOpen for sale x priceLong dwell time nearby; often mid to upper tier
Stage or session room adjacentYour countYour countBooths minus holdsYour figureOpen for sale x priceTraffic arrives in bursts; check sightlines before pricing
Nonprofit or community rowYour countYour countBooths minus holdsYour discounted figureOpen for sale x priceCapped count so it does not undercut the rest of the floor
Expired sponsor holdsYour countReturns on expiry dateAdded back on releaseZone price at releaseAdd to the zone totalReleased holds go back on sale at the zone rate, not at a discount
TotalsSum of columnSum of columnSum of columnBlended averageSum of columnCompare with your break-even booth count before launch

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