Lithuanian tourism brouhaha after photos used from elsewhere

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Lithuanian tourism brouhaha after photos used from elsewhere
Updated 10:55 am, Friday, February 10, 2017


VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — The head of Lithuania's state tourism agency has resigned after admitting her agency promoted the Baltic country in an international social media campaign by using landscape photos taken in other countries.

Jurgita Kazlauskiene resigned Friday after local media had blasted the State Tourism Department for its campaign "Real is Beautiful" for using stock images from Nordic and eastern European countries.

Kazlauskiene said she stepped down so "people who work here don't become objects of ongoing attacks."

When the 140,000-euro ($149,000) campaign was launched in October, it sparked dozens of ironic entries on social media.

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[tenorly]

1. Reminiscent of Venezuelan right-wingers using photos from Cairo to portray "massacres" against them

While murdering at least 43 police and bystanders themselves.

[mainer]

2. Lithuania is beautiful

what a shame they chose to use stock photos from elsewhere.

Vilnius is a lovely town -- I definitely recommend it.

[Kaleva]

3. The palm trees and white sand beaches didn't fool everyone.

[JHB]

4. I'm shocked - SHOCKED -that fakery in a "Real is Beautiful" campaign...

...would generate ironic entries on social media.

Won't someone think of the children!