Tourism Tropical North Queensland (TTNQ) are on the hunt for local tourism businesses to list on their new smart phone application which enables visitors to book and rate tours in the region.

The product links in with 'tripwolf', a worldwide application based travel guide whose company is located in Vienna, and has been in the development phase since the start of the year.

TTNQ Consumer Marketing spokesperson, Marcus Brady, said the regional tourism body need local tour operators to be part of the program.

"We need 100 tourism operators to sign up to it (to ensure it is viable). We want people to sign up by the end of the month so we can launch before Christmas," he said.

TTNQ has partnered with Cairns Regional Council, James Cook University, and Cairns International Airport, the latter Mr Brady says will play a key role in the app's success.

"Domestic and international visitors coming off planes will be prompted to link to the Airport's wi-fi where they can download the app directly."

Local organisations who have signed up to tripwolf include Sheraton Mirage, Rydges Sabaya, Jungle Surfing, and Wildlife Habitat.

If the concept sounds familiar, iTours, a Port Douglas based business launched their product - an application which also enables visitors to book and rate tours on their iPhones and iPads - in August.

Mr Brady, who was unaware of the existence of the iTours app, said that tripwolf would not be in direct competition with iTours "because ours will be for the whole region".

Founder of iTours, Adam Burckhardt , could not be contacted for comment.

TTNQ will be running an information session on tripwold at the Sheraton Mirage on 26 October from 5pm.

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