To be honest, when our foreign customers come to China for scenic area operation or take family tours for in-depth exploration, have they ever encountered such annoying situations? If they want to thoroughly visit a museum or explore a natural scenic area, they either join a group tour that feels like a "rush to check in" - with the tour guide speaking at a fast pace like someone hurrying to catch a train, and the language is just a few options. If they want to pause for two more minutes to look at their favorite exhibits, the tour guide immediately chimes in: "Hurry up, you'll miss the next attraction!"Either you go on a self-guided tour, looking at the attraction information boards in the dark, and the English translation will only take a few sentences. The historical and cultural background is completely beyond your comprehension; or you hire a multilingual professional tour guide? It costs several hundred euros a day, and smaller attractions can't handle it. We family tourists also feel the pain, right?
Actually, these troubles, you might not believe me when I tell you, can be easily solved by "self-guided audio tour". I've been in the audio tour industry for 10 years, and I have helped clients from countries like Spain, Hungary, and Indonesia with implementation plans. A few months ago, a Spanish client told me on WeChat that the Huima C7S self-guided tour system and the E8 team explanation system really "solved the urgent problem". Today, let's chat like friends and talk about "What is self-guided audio tour?" and why it is particularly friendly to our foreign customers.
In simple terms, self-guided audio tour is a travel method where "you don't need to join a group or hire a human tour guide. Just use an intelligent device to listen to the explanations and visit the attractions". The core is actually very simple, just two words - "freedom": You can walk as you like, stay longer at any attraction, and choose your own familiar language; as for "audio tour", the device can automatically play the corresponding explanations based on intelligent sensing or touch, without the need for you to search or press manually, which is more convenient and efficient.
Don't think that "this is just an MP3 player that can play explanations"? That's far from it! The old-style explanation devices either required manual selection of attractions and pressing the play button, or had extremely poor signal quality, causing interference when the attractions were close to each other. But the self-guided audio tour now relies on true intelligence. Take Huima's C7S for example; it has two functions - "automatic sensing + NFC touch" - when you bring it into the museum and walk within 1 meter of the exhibit, it starts playing the explanation automatically, without the need for you to touch it; if the exhibits are close together (for example, two exhibits are two meters apart), you just gently touch the small NFC card next to the exhibit with the device, and immediately get the corresponding content explanation, without any interference, very precise.
Let's also talk about the E8 for teams. If you take a team to visit an attraction, the tour guide holds a small transmitter, and the tourists wear a 18-gram ear-mounted receiver. Within a 200-meter range, they can hear clearly and switch between English, French, and other languages. Even if several teams are visiting at the same time, there will be no interference - you listen to your own, I listen to mine, without any delay. This "self-decision + no disturbance by intelligence" combination is the essence of self-guided audio tour and the reason why it is more popular than the old methods.
Among the foreign customers I have come into contact with, none of them don't praise these three points: solving language problems, saving a lot of money, and not being pressured to move. And Huima's C7S and E8 precisely achieve these three points.
The thing that foreign customers are most troubled by is language barriers. Once, a Spanish client was operating an ancient city attraction in the local area. To do the tour guide, he hired 3 English and French tour guides, with a total monthly salary of 4000 euros, but still couldn't hire German or Japanese tour guides. He then joked to me, saying, "Finding a German tour guide is even harder than finding a treasure." Later, with the C7S, all the problems were solved - the C7S comes with 8 languages, English, French, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, and you can customize for other small languages. Tourists can switch languages by simply pressing a button on the device. My Spanish-speaking client's father, who is nearly 70 years old and usually has difficulty using smartphones, can easily find Spanish explanations and it's very convenient.
In Europe，hiring a multilingual tour guide costs 200 euros per day， and it goes up during peak seasons； if a scenic spot receives 10 groups of tourists every day， the cost of tour guides alone amounts to 500，000 euros. This money is not something that just falls from the sky！ But self-guided audio tours are "one-time investment，long-term use" - for example， buying a batch of C7S, one costs only a few hundred euros，and can be used repeatedly for several years. The subsequent expenses for charging and maintenance are minimal， not even worth mentioning.
Group tours are the most annoying because of "time pressure"， but self-guided audio tours have no such problem. C7S has two modes： "Automatic Sensing" and "NFC Touch". If the attraction is far away (more than 5 meters)， it will automatically play when you walk over； if the exhibits are close together (such as in a museum)， just touch the NFC card to do it. You can pause，rewind，or stop as you like.
Even the E8 used by the group doesn't hinder your slow exploration. The tour guide uses a transmitter to speak and the tourists wear receivers to listen. If you want to walk slowly to enjoy the scenery，as long as you are within 200 meters， you can hear clearly. Unlike the previous loudspeakers，they can't be heard from a distance. Before，a German company used E8 to show clients around their factory. The client wanted to ask a few more questions about the product details，but the tour guide didn't have to stop to wait. Everyone followed and listened， and the efficiency was even higher.
Not all places are suitable for self-guided audio tours - for example， interactive family projects may still require someone to guide. But the following three scenarios are definitely the right choice for them， and they are also the most frequently used by our foreign clients.
In museums，the exhibits are close together， and the old-style guides can "interfere" if they aren't careful，but C7S's NFC touch solves this problem. For instance, the Zhouzhuang Museum in Suzhou, China, has exhibits spaced 0.3 meters apart. When a visitor touches the NFC card beside an exhibit with the C7S, they can hear the corresponding explanation. There will never be a joke like "Standing in front of the silk from the Ming Dynasty, listening to the explanation about the porcelain from the Qing Dynasty".
When foreign companies host client visits, they also prefer to use self-service audio guided tours. For example, Adidas' German exhibition hall, which previously used loudspeakers for explanations, had the sound so loud that the entire exhibition hall could hear it, affecting other clients and causing many complaints. After switching to the E8, the tour guide used the transmitter to explain product design, and the clients wore small receivers to listen. Each person could listen to their own content, and the exhibition hall became much quieter. The client experience improved significantly more than just a little.
Huawei's overseas factories also use the E8 for visitation guidance. They customized multilingual explanations for different countries' clients and could play video and audio of product production. The clients all said, "It's much more intuitive than watching PPTs." Moreover, the E8 receiver has a memory function, and it defaults to the previous channel when turned on next time. The clients don't have to repeatedly adjust it, saving a lot of trouble.
Many foreign clients initially ask, "Will this thing be too complicated?" Actually, it's not troublesome at all. It's just three steps. Let me explain them to you.
If you are doing a museum or art gallery with dense exhibits, choose the C7S - its NFC touch is very accurate, and it's lightweight, so visitors don't object. If you are doing natural scenic areas, ancient cities, or leading groups to visit factories, choose the E8 - you can hear clearly within 200 meters, and it doesn't interfere with each other.
I usually help clients with "scenario tests," sending samples of the C7S and E8 to their own sites for them to try. A Hungarian client, operating a castle scenic area in Budapest, initially wanted to choose the C7S, but after trying it for two days, they found that it was more suitable for a large group, and now they use it very smoothly and have recommended several other clients to me.
After choosing the equipment, you need to create a plan based on your needs. For example, the content of the explanation will be combined with local culture and the interests of foreign tourists - for the client in the Spanish ancient city, we added "The story of the ancient city and the Spanish royal family" and "How local traditional festivals originated". In terms of accessories, the C7S has an all-aluminum storage box, which is convenient for transportation and storage, and can reduce equipment vibration. The E8 model comes with a charging box equipped with ultraviolet disinfection function. Tourists can use it with peace of mind, considering that hygiene is a concern nowadays.
When these details are well implemented, the tourists' experience will be excellent. A Spanish client told me that many tourists who received the C7S with the logo of the ancient city thought it was "professional and considerate", and they would take photos and post them on social media, indirectly promoting it for him. This was an unexpected gain.
You don't have to worry about the equipment breaking down and no one taking care of it. We have a 24/7 international hotline, 400-990-7677. Whether it's an issue with the equipment at 2 a.m. in Spain or an Indonesian client suddenly needing an additional language, just make a call or send an email, and someone will respond quickly to you. There's no need to worry about this at all.
Moreover, both the C7S and E8 models have "lifetime warranty" - if the equipment breaks down, it will be repaired or replaced free of charge; if you want to add a language or update the explanation content, the technical team will also help you for free. A German client had 3 E8 receivers break down, and we sent spare units to them on the same day, without delaying their customer reception. Later, he told me that it was "even quicker than the local suppliers' response, very reliable".
Nowadays, many foreign customers have discovered that the self-service audio tour is not meant to "replace the human tour guide", but to make travel more free and worry-free. Whether you are operating an attraction or museum in your own country or doing a deep tour in China, it can solve the old problems of "not understanding, spending too much, and being in a hurry".
We have been doing self-service audio tours for 17 years, and the C7S and E8 models have been sold in over 20 countries. From ancient cities in Spain to cultural attractions in Indonesia, from 5A scenic spots in China to corporate exhibition halls in Germany, they can be found everywhere. They are very reliable.
If you want to give it a try, just contact Huima - we can send samples for you to try first and also help you with the plan for free. There's no need to spend extra money on unnecessary things. Believe me, once you experience the self-service audio tour that "allows you to walk at your own pace and understand every story", you won't want to rush around in a tour group or hire a tour guide at a high price - this is exactly what travel should be like.
To be honest, when our foreign customers come to China for scenic area operation or take family tours for in-depth exploration, have they ever encountered such annoying situations? If they want to thoroughly visit a museum or explore a natural scenic area, they either join a group tour that feels like a "rush to check in" - with the tour guide speaking at a fast pace like someone hurrying to catch a train, and the language is just a few options. If they want to pause for two more minutes to look at their favorite exhibits, the tour guide immediately chimes in: "Hurry up, you'll miss the next attraction!"Either you go on a self-guided tour, looking at the attraction information boards in the dark, and the English translation will only take a few sentences. The historical and cultural background is completely beyond your comprehension; or you hire a multilingual professional tour guide? It costs several hundred euros a day, and smaller attractions can't handle it. We family tourists also feel the pain, right?
Actually, these troubles, you might not believe me when I tell you, can be easily solved by "self-guided audio tour". I've been in the audio tour industry for 10 years, and I have helped clients from countries like Spain, Hungary, and Indonesia with implementation plans. A few months ago, a Spanish client told me on WeChat that the Huima C7S self-guided tour system and the E8 team explanation system really "solved the urgent problem". Today, let's chat like friends and talk about "What is self-guided audio tour?" and why it is particularly friendly to our foreign customers.
In simple terms, self-guided audio tour is a travel method where "you don't need to join a group or hire a human tour guide. Just use an intelligent device to listen to the explanations and visit the attractions". The core is actually very simple, just two words - "freedom": You can walk as you like, stay longer at any attraction, and choose your own familiar language; as for "audio tour", the device can automatically play the corresponding explanations based on intelligent sensing or touch, without the need for you to search or press manually, which is more convenient and efficient.
Don't think that "this is just an MP3 player that can play explanations"? That's far from it! The old-style explanation devices either required manual selection of attractions and pressing the play button, or had extremely poor signal quality, causing interference when the attractions were close to each other. But the self-guided audio tour now relies on true intelligence. Take Huima's C7S for example; it has two functions - "automatic sensing + NFC touch" - when you bring it into the museum and walk within 1 meter of the exhibit, it starts playing the explanation automatically, without the need for you to touch it; if the exhibits are close together (for example, two exhibits are two meters apart), you just gently touch the small NFC card next to the exhibit with the device, and immediately get the corresponding content explanation, without any interference, very precise.
Let's also talk about the E8 for teams. If you take a team to visit an attraction, the tour guide holds a small transmitter, and the tourists wear a 18-gram ear-mounted receiver. Within a 200-meter range, they can hear clearly and switch between English, French, and other languages. Even if several teams are visiting at the same time, there will be no interference - you listen to your own, I listen to mine, without any delay. This "self-decision + no disturbance by intelligence" combination is the essence of self-guided audio tour and the reason why it is more popular than the old methods.
Among the foreign customers I have come into contact with, none of them don't praise these three points: solving language problems, saving a lot of money, and not being pressured to move. And Huima's C7S and E8 precisely achieve these three points.
The thing that foreign customers are most troubled by is language barriers. Once, a Spanish client was operating an ancient city attraction in the local area. To do the tour guide, he hired 3 English and French tour guides, with a total monthly salary of 4000 euros, but still couldn't hire German or Japanese tour guides. He then joked to me, saying, "Finding a German tour guide is even harder than finding a treasure." Later, with the C7S, all the problems were solved - the C7S comes with 8 languages, English, French, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, and you can customize for other small languages. Tourists can switch languages by simply pressing a button on the device. My Spanish-speaking client's father, who is nearly 70 years old and usually has difficulty using smartphones, can easily find Spanish explanations and it's very convenient.
In Europe，hiring a multilingual tour guide costs 200 euros per day， and it goes up during peak seasons； if a scenic spot receives 10 groups of tourists every day， the cost of tour guides alone amounts to 500，000 euros. This money is not something that just falls from the sky！ But self-guided audio tours are "one-time investment，long-term use" - for example， buying a batch of C7S, one costs only a few hundred euros，and can be used repeatedly for several years. The subsequent expenses for charging and maintenance are minimal， not even worth mentioning.
Group tours are the most annoying because of "time pressure"， but self-guided audio tours have no such problem. C7S has two modes： "Automatic Sensing" and "NFC Touch". If the attraction is far away (more than 5 meters)， it will automatically play when you walk over； if the exhibits are close together (such as in a museum)， just touch the NFC card to do it. You can pause，rewind，or stop as you like.
Even the E8 used by the group doesn't hinder your slow exploration. The tour guide uses a transmitter to speak and the tourists wear receivers to listen. If you want to walk slowly to enjoy the scenery，as long as you are within 200 meters， you can hear clearly. Unlike the previous loudspeakers，they can't be heard from a distance. Before，a German company used E8 to show clients around their factory. The client wanted to ask a few more questions about the product details，but the tour guide didn't have to stop to wait. Everyone followed and listened， and the efficiency was even higher.
Not all places are suitable for self-guided audio tours - for example， interactive family projects may still require someone to guide. But the following three scenarios are definitely the right choice for them， and they are also the most frequently used by our foreign clients.
In museums，the exhibits are close together， and the old-style guides can "interfere" if they aren't careful，but C7S's NFC touch solves this problem. For instance, the Zhouzhuang Museum in Suzhou, China, has exhibits spaced 0.3 meters apart. When a visitor touches the NFC card beside an exhibit with the C7S, they can hear the corresponding explanation. There will never be a joke like "Standing in front of the silk from the Ming Dynasty, listening to the explanation about the porcelain from the Qing Dynasty".
When foreign companies host client visits, they also prefer to use self-service audio guided tours. For example, Adidas' German exhibition hall, which previously used loudspeakers for explanations, had the sound so loud that the entire exhibition hall could hear it, affecting other clients and causing many complaints. After switching to the E8, the tour guide used the transmitter to explain product design, and the clients wore small receivers to listen. Each person could listen to their own content, and the exhibition hall became much quieter. The client experience improved significantly more than just a little.
Huawei's overseas factories also use the E8 for visitation guidance. They customized multilingual explanations for different countries' clients and could play video and audio of product production. The clients all said, "It's much more intuitive than watching PPTs." Moreover, the E8 receiver has a memory function, and it defaults to the previous channel when turned on next time. The clients don't have to repeatedly adjust it, saving a lot of trouble.
Many foreign clients initially ask, "Will this thing be too complicated?" Actually, it's not troublesome at all. It's just three steps. Let me explain them to you.
If you are doing a museum or art gallery with dense exhibits, choose the C7S - its NFC touch is very accurate, and it's lightweight, so visitors don't object. If you are doing natural scenic areas, ancient cities, or leading groups to visit factories, choose the E8 - you can hear clearly within 200 meters, and it doesn't interfere with each other.
I usually help clients with "scenario tests," sending samples of the C7S and E8 to their own sites for them to try. A Hungarian client, operating a castle scenic area in Budapest, initially wanted to choose the C7S, but after trying it for two days, they found that it was more suitable for a large group, and now they use it very smoothly and have recommended several other clients to me.
After choosing the equipment, you need to create a plan based on your needs. For example, the content of the explanation will be combined with local culture and the interests of foreign tourists - for the client in the Spanish ancient city, we added "The story of the ancient city and the Spanish royal family" and "How local traditional festivals originated". In terms of accessories, the C7S has an all-aluminum storage box, which is convenient for transportation and storage, and can reduce equipment vibration. The E8 model comes with a charging box equipped with ultraviolet disinfection function. Tourists can use it with peace of mind, considering that hygiene is a concern nowadays.
When these details are well implemented, the tourists' experience will be excellent. A Spanish client told me that many tourists who received the C7S with the logo of the ancient city thought it was "professional and considerate", and they would take photos and post them on social media, indirectly promoting it for him. This was an unexpected gain.
You don't have to worry about the equipment breaking down and no one taking care of it. We have a 24/7 international hotline, 400-990-7677. Whether it's an issue with the equipment at 2 a.m. in Spain or an Indonesian client suddenly needing an additional language, just make a call or send an email, and someone will respond quickly to you. There's no need to worry about this at all.
Moreover, both the C7S and E8 models have "lifetime warranty" - if the equipment breaks down, it will be repaired or replaced free of charge; if you want to add a language or update the explanation content, the technical team will also help you for free. A German client had 3 E8 receivers break down, and we sent spare units to them on the same day, without delaying their customer reception. Later, he told me that it was "even quicker than the local suppliers' response, very reliable".
Nowadays, many foreign customers have discovered that the self-service audio tour is not meant to "replace the human tour guide", but to make travel more free and worry-free. Whether you are operating an attraction or museum in your own country or doing a deep tour in China, it can solve the old problems of "not understanding, spending too much, and being in a hurry".
We have been doing self-service audio tours for 17 years, and the C7S and E8 models have been sold in over 20 countries. From ancient cities in Spain to cultural attractions in Indonesia, from 5A scenic spots in China to corporate exhibition halls in Germany, they can be found everywhere. They are very reliable.
If you want to give it a try, just contact Huima - we can send samples for you to try first and also help you with the plan for free. There's no need to spend extra money on unnecessary things. Believe me, once you experience the self-service audio tour that "allows you to walk at your own pace and understand every story", you won't want to rush around in a tour group or hire a tour guide at a high price - this is exactly what travel should be like.
