The Tourist Paradox

Tukahduttaa, tyrehdyttää

To smother (the thing they came to see)

Asfaltoida, päällystää (ja hävittää alta)

To pave over (the harbour)

Kuitata olankohautuksella, sivuuttaa

To wave something away

1. What is the central idea the writer calls "the tourist paradox"? — The traveller who loves a place can also, without meaning to, help to ruin it
2. According to the text, why is the economic case for tourism described as "a lifeline"? — Because whole communities depend on the tourist season to survive
3. What does the writer suggest by the example of "the same fridge magnets from Lisbon to Kyoto"? — That places far apart are coming to look identical for visitors