{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"How AI Optimizes Venue Sourcing for Buyers and Suppliers","description":"The Meetings &amp;amp; Events Committee (EMEA) brings you this podcast which showcases How Radisson Hotel Group is using AI to optimize venue sourcing for buyers and suppliers. In this episode, Ver\u00f3nica Gonz\u00e1lez, a member of the GBTA M&amp;amp;E Committee, and head of Hotel Distribution Account Management at Amadeus IT Group, talks with Mandy Stam from Radisson Hotel Group and key technology partners, to learn more about how Radisson Hotel Groups optimizes M&amp;amp;E RFP Response Time, Conversion Rate and Revenue Generation with the use of AI. They share expertise and insights regarding  \u2022 M&amp;amp;E Demand trends. \u2022 Buyers\u2019 behavior. \u2022 Suppliers\u2019 challenges. \u2022 How suppliers are using AI to better serve buyers. \u2022 RPA and AI trials and errors. \u2022 Outcome expected. \u2022 Challenges faced &amp;amp; Lesson learned. \u2022 Keys to success: flexibility, partnership, innovation, etc. \u2022 Results achieved  Names:  \u2022 Ver\u00f3nica Gonz\u00e1lez, a member of the M&amp;amp;E Committee, global head of Hospitality Distribution Account Management at Amadeus IT Group. \u2022 Mandy Stam, Senior Director Business Solutions, Radisson Hotel Group. \u2022 Felix Undeutsch, Co-Founder Hivr.ai. \u2022 Tony Marcelli, Director of Product Management at Cvent. \u2022 Gonzalo Fortuny, Partner at EY  &amp;nbsp; Music track is&amp;nbsp;Space Jazz by Kevin MacLeod&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Licensed under Creative Commons:&amp;nbsp;By Attribution 3.0 License&amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"The Business of Travel","author_url":"https:\/\/www.gbta.org","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/33331152\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/179169412"}