For three weeks (following a long summer holiday) parliamentary business is suspended while politicians go off to contemplate their partisan navels.

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Sites such as these, where consumers can get answers and resolve their problems 24 hours a day, will go a long way in building customer trust and loyalty which will equate to repeat business this holiday season.

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If trials at two Holiday Inn locations in Chicago and Houston go well, it could become a standard option before too long.

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