Pathoura Team

August 19, 2025

Device-Free: Why BYOD Audio Guides Beat Renting Handsets

Museums and heritage sites no longer need to buy, charge, disinfect, track, and repair dedicated audio handsets. BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) audio guides let visitors use their own phones—delivering lower costs, higher satisfaction, and new revenue from on-tour donations. Below, we compare BYOD with rented devices and show how…
August 16, 2025

From Quiet Rooms to Smart Tours: The ROI of Audio Guides for Museums

For decades, museum visits often meant quietly wandering through galleries, reading small printed labels, and hoping to connect the dots between exhibits. Today, technology is transforming that experience. Audio guides have moved beyond simple recordings to become interactive, multilingual, and data-driven tools that can reshape visitor engagement and generate measurable…