Rhode Island governor says Iceland video may draw tourists

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island's governor says people searching for Iceland online are finding her state instead because of a goof in its tourism video and she's hoping they'll visit.

The state's tourism video has been mocked on social media for showing a prominent concert hall in Reykjavik (RAY'-kyuh-vik). Embarrassed state tourism officials quickly yanked the video off YouTube on Tuesday.

But Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo (ray-MAHN'-doh) looked on the bright side on Wednesday.

"Here's the good news: Now when people go search for Iceland, they're seeing Rhode Island. So maybe some people will come visit us, too," she said with a laugh.

An editing company has taken responsibility for the mix-up. The state's economic development agency, the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation, said it shared the blame since it hired the vendor.

The Harpa concert hall and conference center in Reykjavik had a little fun with the kerfuffle, tweeting "We look good in that video, right?"

The scrutiny of the video has led to the discovery of an error on a newly redesigned tourism website. The smallest state has less than 2 percent of the nation's historic landmarks, not the 20 percent listed.