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Audio guide

Meaning in tourism & hospitality, with examples

/ˈɔːdiəʊ ɡaɪd/nounCommon term

In tourism & hospitality, audio guide means: A small device or phone app that plays recorded information about a museum or site while visitors walk around at their own pace.

In Turkish: sesli rehber, sesli anlatım cihazı

How it is used

Museums rent audio guides in several languages, usually for a fee and sometimes with an ID card as a deposit. Guests who do not want a guided tour often ask about them. Large groups may use a whisper system instead, where the guide speaks into a microphone and everyone wears headphones.

Example sentences

  1. You can rent an audio guide in English at the museum entrance.

  2. If you prefer to explore on your own, the audio guide is a good choice.

Common collocations

  • rent an audio guide
  • audio guide app
  • audio guide in English
  • whisper system
  • guided tourA visit to a place such as a museum, city or historic site, led by a guide who explains what the group sees.
  • entrance feeThe amount of money a visitor pays to enter a museum, historic site, park or other attraction.
  • tour guideA person whose job is to show tourists around places of interest and explain their history and culture.
  • tourist attractionA place or event that many visitors go to see, such as a museum, historic site, natural wonder or theme park.

More terms: Tours & Guiding

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