PROVIDENCE, R.I.—Maybe the state should be called Rhode Iceland.
Rhode Island officials yanked a new tourism video, designed to draw visitors to the state, off YouTube in embarrassment on Tuesday after eagle-eyed viewers complained it showed a scene shot in Iceland’s capital, Reykjavik.
The state’s economic development agency, the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation, confirmed the goof and blamed an editing company.
Hey, that's not Rhode Island—that's the Harpa concert hall and conference center in Reykjavik.
Oops! Rhode Island Tourism Video Features Reykjavik, Iceland
PROVIDENCE, R.I.—Maybe the state should be called Rhode Iceland.
Rhode Island officials yanked a new tourism video, designed to draw visitors to the state, off YouTube in embarrassment on Tuesday after eagle-eyed viewers complained it showed a scene shot in Iceland’s capital, Reykjavik.
The state’s economic development agency, the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation, confirmed the goof and blamed an editing company.