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Brand ambassadors in Orlando
Warm, high-energy ambassadors who make IAAPA and Visit Orlando booths feel like the best part of the trip.
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Central Florida models, brand ambassadors and product specialists for IAAPA, the PGA Show, Global Pet Expo and everything else on International Drive. They know which building your show is in, how long the bridge walk takes and how to look fresh after a July parking lot. $85 an hour, no travel fees.
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Sunshine-friendly, bilingual-ready and local to Central Florida. These are the people behind the booth.
Warm, high-energy ambassadors who make IAAPA and Visit Orlando booths feel like the best part of the trip.
Animal-loving, family-friendly ambassadors for Global Pet Expo and consumer shows at the OCCC.
Models for PGA Show demo days, aviation and auto exhibits who look fresh even after a July parking lot.
Specialists who learn your gear or software and handle the second question at HIMSS and the PGA Show.
Presenters who run rides, screens and live demos on the IAAPA floor and keep the line excited.
Pick the buildingWest or North/South. We plan the walk.
We match a Central Florida crewLocals from Dr. Phillips to Kissimmee.
They arrive cool and briefedUniform, product and bilingual needs covered.
Orlando’s Orange County Convention Center is the second-largest convention venue in the United States, and Purple Exhibits staffs it from a local roster: trade show models, brand ambassadors, sales reps and demonstrators at a flat $85 per hour, per person. No flights, no hotel bills on International Drive. Book 4–6 weeks ahead for the PGA Show and IAAPA; most other shows need 3 weeks, and we can fill rush requests in 72 hours.
Orlando at a glance
| Rate | $85 per hour, per person, every role |
|---|---|
| Travel fees | None. Talent live in Orange and Seminole counties |
| Main venues | OCCC West Building, OCCC North–South Building, Rosen Centre, Hyatt Regency Orlando, Gaylord Palms, Disney conference hotels |
| Peak weeks | PGA Show (Jan), Global Pet Expo (Mar), Vision Expo East (Feb), IAAPA (Nov) |
| Book ahead | 4–6 wks for PGA/IAAPA · 3 wks otherwise · rush 72 hrs |
| Languages | Spanish and Portuguese on most bookings; French, Mandarin on request |
| Weather | Highs near 92°F Jun–Sep with afternoon storms; 72–79°F for PGA and IAAPA |
| Getting there | I-Ride Trolley along I-Drive · parking garages at both buildings |
The Orange County Convention Center is the second-largest convention center in the U.S., split across International Drive. Here’s the lay of the land and the walk times we plan staff around.
Schematic, not to scale. Approximate times at a working pace.
Orlando is also the capital of the resort conference. Our Central Florida team staffs the hotels and attractions as often as the convention center.
Association meetings and medical conferences with their own exhibit halls.
We send: Booth staff, registration hosts, presentersBig self-contained conferences with an expo hall under the same roof.
We send: Booth staff from south Orlando and KissimmeeCorporate meetings and incentive events at the theme-park conference hotels.
We send: Hostesses, greeters, presentersSampling, product launches and fan experiences in tourist-heavy areas.
We send: Brand ambassadors, sampling teamsSales meetings, galas and client dinners.
We send: Event hostesses, emceesAverage daily highs by month, with the big shows marked. From June to September, plan for a thunderstorm most afternoons around 3 p.m.
Park seasons push up hotel rates and I-4 traffic. Out-of-town teams pay for both; ours drive in from home.
Global Pet Expo and HIMSS land in the same weeks as college and family spring break. I-Drive hotels hit peak rates.
Theme parks at capacity and afternoon storms almost daily. Shorter shows; build an indoor plan for every outdoor moment.
IAAPA usually lands just before the holiday. Rates jump and I-4 slows down; our staff skip both.
The parks’ busiest fortnight, right before PGA Show move-in. Book PGA teams before the holidays start.
Grouped by month with the staff mix we recommend. Dates come from the organisers; confirm before booking.
IAAPA runs four exhibit days in November. A 20×20 attraction booth needs four people: two greeters working the aisle and two demo hosts on rides and screens. Here is that team from Purple, and the same team flown in.
| IAAPA Expo, 20×20 in the West Building | Cost |
|---|---|
| Purple local staff | |
| Travel, hotel, per-diem | $0 |
| Your Orlando total |
| Typical fly-in agency, same team | Cost |
|---|---|
| Staff hours at $85 | |
| Round-trip flights ~$380 each | |
| Hotel I-Drive, IAAPA week · ~$289/night | |
| Per-diem ~$69/day | |
| Fly-in total |
How the choices stack up for Orlando exhibitors, row by row.
| Purple local crew | Fly-in staffing agency | General temp agency | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hourly rate | $85 per person, every role | Agency rate plus travel markup | Low hourly, untrained for booths |
| Getting staff here | They commute in | Flights (~$380) and hotel nights (~$289) | Local, but unscreened |
| Orlando venue know-how | Works these halls all year | Learns the venue on show day | Hit or miss |
| The Orlando edge | Locals from Dr. Phillips to Kissimmee. | Not local | Not specialised |
| Product briefing | Included before day one | Varies by agency | Rarely |
| Scanner and follow-up | Notes in the scanner for sales | Depends on the team | Untrained |
| No-show plan | Briefed local within two hours | Usually none mid-show | Next available temp |
| Booth build too | One company, one plan | Staff only | Staff only |
Fly-in costs use the same typical Orlando rates as the budget above. Other agencies’ pricing varies.
West Building Hall A to Hall F is a 12-minute walk; West to North–South is 15 more. Book staff by hall and give call times that account for it.
Out-of-town agencies add flights plus I-Drive hotel rates, which spike during PGA and IAAPA. Our talent live here; $85 an hour is the whole number.
IAAPA is the largest attractions show in the world and OCCC is full for the week. Book 4–6 weeks ahead.
Staff walk outdoors between buildings and shuttle stops in Florida humidity. We brief uniforms that hold up from the parking lot to the booth.
If you have booths in West and North–South, you need two teams. The bridge walk kills shift changes.
PGA Show business happens at the Rosen Centre bar after 6. Brief your hostesses for the hotel, not just the booth.
Every staffer is within a 35-minute drive of the OCCC, so no one is on a plane the morning of your show.
Where the deals close
Ten minutes from OCCC. Where PGA Show and IAAPA client dinners book out.
On I-Drive, walkable from the Rosen and Hyatt. Receptions and team nights.
For incentive groups staying at the Disney conference hotels or Gaylord Palms.
Takes three minutes. No deposit.
We’ll email your quote within 24 hours, usually much sooner. Need it now? Call (800) 994-8030.
Call (800) 994-8030 and ask for the Orlando desk.
$85 an hour per person, four-hour minimum, at the same rate for models, brand ambassadors, product specialists and demonstrators. Our team lives in Central Florida, so there are no flights, I-Drive hotel nights or per-diems on the invoice.
Yes. IAAPA is the biggest week of the Orlando year, usually in mid-November. We staff booths in the West Building and hospitality suites on International Drive, and we lock IAAPA teams four to six weeks ahead.
Yes. We send golf-literate product specialists for the show floor and models and hostesses for demo-day and evening events. Because the PGA Show follows the holidays, book before mid-December.
IAAPA Expo, the PGA Show, Global Pet Expo, HIMSS, Surf Expo in January and September, MegaCon, Premiere Orlando, the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Show, the Orlando Auto Show, the Orlando Home Show and NBAA-BACE in the years it comes to Orlando, plus corporate events at Gaylord Palms and the Disney resorts.
They sit on opposite sides of International Drive, joined by a pedestrian bridge. Allow about 15 minutes to walk from one to the other, which is why we never share one team between the two buildings.
From June to September, expect highs near 92°F and a thunderstorm most afternoons. Our staff dress for the walk from parking or the I-Ride Trolley and change at the booth, and any outdoor activation gets a covered fallback.
Three at a time is the sweet spot: an aisle greeter and two people inside. West Building concourses are wide and traffic comes in waves after sessions, so split the day into two 4-hour shifts to stay fresh.
Yes. Central Florida has a deep bilingual talent pool, so Spanish and Portuguese speakers are available on most dates. For IAAPA’s international crowd we can add French, Mandarin and German with notice.
Yes. We assign staff who live in Kissimmee and southwest Orlando to Gaylord Palms and the Disney conference resorts, so they are close to the venue and not fighting I-4.
Our Orlando coordinator sends a briefed replacement within two hours, or you don’t pay for that shift. Teams of four or more include a working lead.
Yes. We design, build and install exhibits at OCCC and staff them, so the booth and the people arrive under one plan.
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