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This is for a trade show event. We are hosting a pavilion and have a total of 6 booth spaces to bring companies to exhibit with us ie we are selling booth spaces. I need 2 registration types: New Exhibitors (booths $750 each) and Returning Exhibitors (booths $1500 each)

What's best way to set this up with CVent keeping track of booth space sold so it doesn't oversell. Ie utilizing Optional Items for a one booth, two booth option VERSUS a pull down quantity option etc. 

or Is the only way to do it and monitor manually by creating a single booth admission item and a double booth admission item each with a New or Returning based fee connected to them?

Have tried both routes and for some reason with the first route I couldn't get a Registration Path to show up for either reg types I created. Tried a ton for hours and it just wouldn't work. Trouble shot, deleted all paths and types and then started again and I just can't get it to make it so Cvent monitors those 6 booths spaces correctly. 

#ExhibitorManagement
#Registration
#ManagingEvents

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Matthew Luks-Jurutka
Seafood Marketing Specialist
N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer ServicesUnited States
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Hi Matthew,

I did a little testing this morning and have attached a document with screen shots. I am hoping that what I do for one of our events will work for you. We set our booths up as sessions, with the booth name as the title. Then I create a session group with all of those "sessions" attached, and make that a required field for all of my exhibitors during registration. This allows the exhibitors to select the booth they want, and once it has been selected and registration has been submitted, the booth is no longer available in the dropdown for others to select.

To handle the different fees, in my testing, I created an discount code and auto-applied it to the reg type that would pay $750 instead of $1500. 

I know there can be so many variables within registration, so I don't know if this setup will work with everything else you need, but I hope it helps!

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Jennifer Bower
Outreach & Engagement Specialist
WSIPC
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Jennifer you're an absolute rock star! Thank you very kindly for not only taking the time to reply to this, but to create a doc for me to follow! Super awesome!!!!

I feel like I did everything correctly- have to write up a questionnaire to add in before publishing to see if it works, but one question:

Is there is a way for someone to select two 'sessions'- as we usually allow attendees to select up to a double booth space? I looked at session bundling but it says they are all assigned to a list and cannot be bundled. And since I can't see what the registrant will see in the end yet, I can't see if I can add multiple 'sessions' to a cart.

Thanks again!!

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Matthew Luks-Jurutka
Seafood Marketing Specialist
N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer ServicesUnited States
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-21-2026 12:36
From: Jennifer Bower
Subject: Issue setting up event with two registration types

Hi Matthew,

I did a little testing this morning and have attached a document with screen shots. I am hoping that what I do for one of our events will work for you. We set our booths up as sessions, with the booth name as the title. Then I create a session group with all of those "sessions" attached, and make that a required field for all of my exhibitors during registration. This allows the exhibitors to select the booth they want, and once it has been selected and registration has been submitted, the booth is no longer available in the dropdown for others to select.

To handle the different fees, in my testing, I created an discount code and auto-applied it to the reg type that would pay $750 instead of $1500. 

I know there can be so many variables within registration, so I don't know if this setup will work with everything else you need, but I hope it helps!

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Jennifer Bower
Outreach & Engagement Specialist
WSIPC
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Hi Matthew,

You are so welcome! Troubleshooting things like this is the most fun part of my day. I looked into your question about selecting more than one booth, and had to change up the configuration a bit to make that possible. I attached my testing and screen shots for you. A little different setup, but I think it could have some potential based on my testing. Good luck!

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Jennifer Bower
Outreach & Engagement Specialist
WSIPC
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-24-2026 15:11
From: Matthew Luks-Jurutka
Subject: Issue setting up event with two registration types

Jennifer you're an absolute rock star! Thank you very kindly for not only taking the time to reply to this, but to create a doc for me to follow! Super awesome!!!!

I feel like I did everything correctly- have to write up a questionnaire to add in before publishing to see if it works, but one question:

Is there is a way for someone to select two 'sessions'- as we usually allow attendees to select up to a double booth space? I looked at session bundling but it says they are all assigned to a list and cannot be bundled. And since I can't see what the registrant will see in the end yet, I can't see if I can add multiple 'sessions' to a cart.

Thanks again!!

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Matthew Luks-Jurutka
Seafood Marketing Specialist
N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer ServicesUnited States
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-21-2026 12:36
From: Jennifer Bower
Subject: Issue setting up event with two registration types

Hi Matthew,

I did a little testing this morning and have attached a document with screen shots. I am hoping that what I do for one of our events will work for you. We set our booths up as sessions, with the booth name as the title. Then I create a session group with all of those "sessions" attached, and make that a required field for all of my exhibitors during registration. This allows the exhibitors to select the booth they want, and once it has been selected and registration has been submitted, the booth is no longer available in the dropdown for others to select.

To handle the different fees, in my testing, I created an discount code and auto-applied it to the reg type that would pay $750 instead of $1500. 

I know there can be so many variables within registration, so I don't know if this setup will work with everything else you need, but I hope it helps!

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Jennifer Bower
Outreach & Engagement Specialist
WSIPC
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