How Exhibit Houses Can Help Clients Control Rising Costs
June 4, 2026
The financial landscape of the live events industry is changing fast, and everyone in the global events ecosystem is trying to adapt to mounting cost
The financial landscape of the live events industry is changing fast, and everyone in the global events ecosystem is trying to adapt to mounting cost
The Exhibitor Advocate, the only nonprofit association wholly dedicated to trade show exhibitor success, today released the 2025 Annual Survey of Exhibition Rates, the industry’s most comprehensive independent benchmark of material handling, labor, booth furnishings, internet access, and other essential exhibition costs across 23 major U.S. cities.
Over the past three years, the cost of exhibiting at tradeshows has skyrocketed to unprecedented levels. We’ve now reached a critical inflection point where these expenses have climbed so high that leadership teams are scrutinizing their exhibitions and events budgets more intensely than ever before.
