Event hostesses are people who usually receive or greet guests at corporate, promotional or social events. They sometimes do assistance, registration work and give presentations. The event hostesses are generally employed on a temporary basis to perform functions like hosting guests or visitors on behalf of the company they are representing.

Event hostesses may work in various places that include, but are not limited to, conferences, exhibitions, seminars and promotions etc.

For an example lets say, a company plans to participate in an exhibition and will employ some event hostesses to act as general representative during the exhibition, duty of these event hostesses may be answering certain general questions regarding the company or its products, giving presentation and demonstrations.