The general session Peering Into The Future: Turning Knowledge Into Dollarsprovides insight into global and regional economic performance, industry and travel trends, and other factors that must be considered when making sound business decisions such as currency fluctuation, taxes, fuel prices and technological changes. Leading that session will be John Fareed, principal, John Fareed Hospitality Consulting, LLC; Gary Brough, managing director, KPMG Turks and Caicos and Head of Caribbean Leisure Tourism Unit; Greg Oates, senior editor, Skift; and Nicola Madden-Greg, president, Jamaica Hotel & Tourist Association, and group director of marketing and sales, for The Courtleigh Hotel. Animated Graphic make your videos more exciting, after all, who doesn’t love watching exciting illusions of motion. The Future of Travel Distribution: Are You Tuning Into the Right Channels?panel explores the ever-changing dynamics of consumer buying behavior and travel distribution. Hoteliers will look at how best to tap into the channel trends and the pros and cons of each as well as become better equipped at generating sales through the various available travel channels. The panel will be led by Clayton Reid, president & CEO, MMGY Global. Joining Reid will be Karen Cardwell, senior revenue manager, RockResorts; Demetrius Canton, director, market management - Caribbean, Expedia; Andrew Von Luchene, CEO, JackRabbit Systems Inc.; and Manny Melendez, director strategic sales, Travelclick.