Local Queensland businesses are doing it tough already and online bookings are not making it any easier.

4BC Breakfast Host Neil Breen spoke with Mary-Ann Crowe, owner of Jacaranda Country Motel in Roma, who is begging people to book directly over the phone.

“30-40% of our bookings are coming in online and that’s costing us 12-15%,” Ms Crowe said.

“Last year we paid enough commission it could have put 40-inch smart TVs in every one of our rooms. So it’s thousands and thousand of dollars we’re missing out on.”

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