According to the Organisation for Timeshare in Europe, in 2001 there were 1.452 holiday centres in 25 European countries, 1.4 million families using this kind of accommodation and 200,000 Europeans employed in the sector, with sales totalling €2.3 billion per year.
Deputāti atzīst, ka pakalpojumu sniegšanas brīvība ir viens no Eiropas politikas stūrakmeņiem, tomēr tā jālīdzsvaro ar pamattiesībām un sociālajiem mērķiem.