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Tour bus audio commentary system

A tour bus commentary system with nothing to install on the bus

TourChorus turns every passenger's phone into the audio guide. You build the tour once in a web dashboard; riders scan a QR code, and commentary plays at each stop in their language.

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Highlights

  • No units, no headsets to hand out

    Passengers use their own phones and headphones, so there is nothing to buy, charge, clean or collect.

  • Plays itself at each stop

    Geofences with direction cones trigger the right story on the right side of the street. No guide, no buttons.

  • One tour, every language

    Translate and voice each stop in every language you offer. Riders pick theirs once.

  • Your company's app

    Scanning your QR code switches the app to your logo, colours and content.

What a tour bus commentary system needs to do

A commentary system earns its place when it works on a full bus, on a long route, in the languages your passengers actually speak. TourChorus covers the whole chain, from writing the script to playing it at the right place.

  • Stops with trigger radius and direction, plus bus-stop markers with departure times
  • Scripts you write, draft with AI from notes, or transcribe from a recording of your best guide
  • Voiceover per language, generated or uploaded
  • Preview mode: only your staff and test devices hear the tour until you go live

Built for hours on the road

Background GPS and audio keep the commentary going with the screen locked. Upcoming stops download ahead of time, and riders can download the whole tour before departure for patchy coverage.

  • Lock-screen controls for pause and mute
  • Queue mode for ordered playback when GPS isn't wanted
  • Route validation drives your route on real roads and flags stops a bus would miss

How it works

From your route to your passengers' ears

  1. Step 1: Map your route

    Drop stops on a map, set each trigger radius and direction, and run a route dry run that flags pins a bus would miss.

  2. Step 2: Write, translate, voice

    Write each stop's script or let AI draft it from your notes. Translate into every language you offer and generate natural voiceover, or upload your own recordings.

  3. Step 3: Brand it and print QR codes

    Add your logo, colours and font, preview the app live, then download branded QR codes for seat backs, tickets and signs.

  4. Step 4: Passengers scan and listen

    Riders download the free TourChorus app and scan your code. The app becomes your branded tour, and commentary plays automatically at each stop in their language.

FAQ

Questions about tour bus audio commentary system

Do we need to fit anything to the buses?

No. Passengers use their own phones and headphones. There is nothing to install on the vehicle.

What if a passenger doesn't have a smartphone or headphones?

The tour plays from the phone, through headphones or the phone's speaker. Many operators keep a few spare earbuds on hand; that's up to you.

How long does it take to set up a route?

The setup wizard gets you from sign-up to a first stop you can hear on your phone in minutes. A full route takes as long as it takes to write the scripts.

Keep reading

Give every passenger a tour in their language.

Build your first route, hear it in a dozen languages, and test it on the bus before you pay a cent.

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