Below are our most popular asked questions about our tour guide systems.
1. What is a tour guide system?
Tour Guide Systems bring visitors clear and intelligible communication via radio transmission during factory tours, travel & city tours, sports arenas, multi-language interpretation, audio description and other guided tours in challenging and noisy environments.
2. Where is a tour guide system used?
Our Tour Guide Systems can be used for guided tours in a factory, visitor tours at tourist attractions, Assistive listening in venues, walking tours, interpretation/ simultaneous translation, conferences and much more. A tourguide system offers clear communication in different environments – maximum flexibility with minimum fuss.
3. How can a tour guide system help me?
A tour guide system allows you to communicate effectively to a group of people, either large or small, overcoming irritating background noise, without having to shout. From small group guided tours to large-scale conference, exhibition & live events. Our audio solutions captivate audiences and allow participants to join the conversation with seamless talk back functionality for an engaging and memorable experience. See some of our client case studies.
4. What types of tour guide systems are available?
All systems have a microphone for the tour guide and a number of receivers. Microphones can be handheld (which include the wireless transmitter in a single unit), or headworn connected to a belt-pack transmitter. There are also options for individual neck-worn loop receivers for hearing aid users, or the possibility of using custom ear-defender headsets in areas where hearing protection is mandatory.
We supply carefully selected tourguide systems with the majority being licence exempt throughout Europe. We can help you choose the most appropriate system for your needs and budget, whether you have just a few visitors on occasional tours or you operate daily with multiple groups in continuous rotation – there is a system that’s best for you, talk to us.
5. How can members of my tour party ask questions?
When its desirable for your tour group to interact with each other, then consider a tourguide system with two-way audio with simple a simple push-to-talk button, allowing any participant to join the discussion. These configurable systems suit small and large groups alike. Read more →
6. How many systems can I use together?
Each type of system operates independently and has a set number of channels that can operate in the same place simultaneously. Our systems operate between 1 and 30+ simultaneous channels, depending on the local environment & conditions.
7. Should you buy or hire?
Buying or hiring the system depends on how often you are likely to use the system. Most of our customers hire a system on two or three occasions before deciding buy the tour guide system. Read more information on whether to hire or buy a tour guide system from us.
