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03-30-2016, 03:33 PM
Rhode Island tourism video looks beautiful because it features Iceland
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Poor, poor Rhode Island.
The state — second only to Florida and New Jersey in state-jokes — recently came under fire after posting (http://abcnews.go.com/Weird/wireStory/oops-rhode-island-tourism-video-features-reykjavik-iceland-38014833) a new tourism video. Soon after publishing the video, viewers complained that the video included some misplaced stock footage. Parts of the video, they claimed, weren't Rhode Island but somewhere a little farther — Reykjavik, Iceland.
SEE ALSO: From bucket list to 'booked it': A 4-step plan for making your travel dreams a reality (http://mashable.com/2016/03/29/travel-game-plan-brandspeak/)
The state's eco**mic development agency,*the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation (http://commerceri.com/), then took down the video and blamed the editing agency they used.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/30/rhode-island-tourism-iceland/)
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Poor, poor Rhode Island.
The state — second only to Florida and New Jersey in state-jokes — recently came under fire after posting (http://abcnews.go.com/Weird/wireStory/oops-rhode-island-tourism-video-features-reykjavik-iceland-38014833) a new tourism video. Soon after publishing the video, viewers complained that the video included some misplaced stock footage. Parts of the video, they claimed, weren't Rhode Island but somewhere a little farther — Reykjavik, Iceland.
SEE ALSO: From bucket list to 'booked it': A 4-step plan for making your travel dreams a reality (http://mashable.com/2016/03/29/travel-game-plan-brandspeak/)
The state's eco**mic development agency,*the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation (http://commerceri.com/), then took down the video and blamed the editing agency they used.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/30/rhode-island-tourism-iceland/)
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