A Virtual tour allows anyone with internet access and a computer to look around a room or view from anywhere in the world at any time of day. They can look left and right, just like they were actually standing within the image!

It’s made by taking several photographs of your establishment and stitching them together to produce a very wide photo which is then inserted in to a “viewer”. This is then ready for your website!

A Virtual Tour is a full-colour 360° view of an interior or exterior of a property. They immerse you in the space giving you almost the same experience as if you were actually standing in the room. Our tours are interactively controlled by Java or Flash, so no additional software or plug-ins are required to view a tour. The download time is about 15 seconds with an ordinary connection.

To add an extra dimension to our Virtual Tour service we have developed virtual floor plans to combine with the virtual tours. By simply clicking on the rooms from the virtual floor plan, users can view the Virtual Tour, giving the user a more interactive experience.

Gdsyn has also developed an HD ( High Definition) version of Virtual Tours for presentation purposes. Once the tour has been loaded it can be used on a television screen or video projector without any loss of quality. This tour can also be made available on CD. Click [here] for an example.

Tourism and the Hospitality industry is one of the most exciting areas for Virtual Tours. Short term rental are ideal for 360 virtual tours. This is a booming industry in South Africa, where visitors come from overseas and stay.

A major concern for anyone staying in a private villa, Hotel, B&B or Guest House is, “what’s it really like?” Clearly, Virtual Tours can answer this, because they enable holiday-makers to actually ‘be there’ and is often the reason for booking one villa against another which does not have Virtual Tours.
If two accommodation’s are similar in specification and price, but only one has the ability for the customer to tour the rooms - ask yourself which one you would be happier renting?