Welcome to our online tour service - the perfect solution for owners who want to showcase their properties in the best possible light.With an online tour or 360° video, potential buyers, tenants or holiday guests can experience your property in stunning detail, giving them a real sense of what it's like to live there.
Take a critical look at the standard descriptions and photographs on the website of your agent, booking partner or property portal. Does your property stand out ? If not, here's your chance to do something about it.
Take the tour below and imagine how it could bring your property to life. If you like the idea, call 01559 371177 or email: info@virtualtours.wales for a chat.
Attract more buyers, tenants or guestsWhether you have your own website or rely on an agent or booking partner, it's likely your property or holiday let is advertised with boilerplate text descriptions, bullet points and photographs.
Experts agree that soon, it won't be enough. An Aviva survey in 2021 discovered over 30% of buyers bought a property without visiting ! Other buyers invariably use a portal like Rightmove, On The Market or Zoopla to create a shortlist. It's a growing trend - especially for buyers or tenants who must travel to view.
360° videos, drone footage and virtual tours are becoming the norm, not the exception. Owners investing in them now will gain an advantage. Owners who don't will lose out.
Virtual Tour Example - A Holiday Cottage in Wales
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The Alternative - A 360° Video
Like this YouTube example - a simple, inexpensive alternative to a Virtual Tour. On a desktop/laptop use your mouse to pan around. On a mobile turn your 'phone in the direction you want to view. Note: Older devices don't all support 360° video.
Like this YouTube example - a simple, inexpensive alternative to a Virtual Tour. On a desktop/laptop use your mouse to pan around. On a mobile turn your 'phone in the direction you want to view. Note: Older devices don't all support 360° video.
What's the difference ?
Virtual tours and 360° videos both give you an all-around view of any location but virtual tours provide the complete interactive experience. Property viewers can travel to any room, in any order, for as long as they wish, backtracking and repeating at will. On route they may call up information 'hotspots' revealing images, photographs, videos, floorplans, narration or just plain explanatory text.
Compare the virtual tour above with a 360° video of the same property. (To avoid overwhelming the screen, 'hotspots' are hidden on smaller devices).
Pros (360° video)
Virtual tours and 360° videos both give you an all-around view of any location but virtual tours provide the complete interactive experience. Property viewers can travel to any room, in any order, for as long as they wish, backtracking and repeating at will. On route they may call up information 'hotspots' revealing images, photographs, videos, floorplans, narration or just plain explanatory text.
Compare the virtual tour above with a 360° video of the same property. (To avoid overwhelming the screen, 'hotspots' are hidden on smaller devices).
Pros (360° video)
- Cheaper than a virtual tour (what it costs)
- Videos can be posted on YouTube, Facebook and other social media channels.
- Viewer must follow a preset route with predetermined timings.
- No user interaction with the video (can't click on hotspots).
- Can't include non-360° media like photographs, information or 2D videos.
- Can impact page loading performance - especially on mobiles.
- Might generate unwanted YouTube advertisements and suggestions.
To book a tour or video call 01559 371177 or email: info@virtualtours.wales