Det var et sammensurium af lovgivninger og tilpasninger, der bevidst eller ubevidst var forskellige i de forskellige lande, og som fremkaldte tvivl hos forbrugeren, når de overvejede at købe timeshare-ejendomme i udlandet.
It was a patchwork of legislation and compliance which was, wittingly or unwittingly, different in the various locations and which sowed a seed of doubt in the minds of consumers when they considered buying timeshare property across the border.