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Greg Hopton-Jones

Director of Sales, Hotel Indigo Tuscaloosa Downtown

Greg Hopton-Jones was born and raised in Birmingham, AL and entered active duty with the United States Air force after high school. Mr. Hopton-Jones was stationed at Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson, AZ with the 354th Fighter Squadron where he had the opportunity to visit multiple locations in Europe and the Middle East sparking his interest in travel before coming back to Alabama to attend the University of Alabama. He completed his Bachelors of Science in Business Administration with a major in Marketing. Mr. Hopton-Jones started his career in sales in the mortgage industry promoting wholesale mortgage products to credit unions and regional banks in the southeast before accepting an opportunity with Marriott International. As an Account Executive with Marriott, he was responsible for developing group business from multiple federal and state government agencies across the state of Alabama. He was routinely recognized within Marriott for outstanding marketing success and a recipient of Marriott's Golden Circle Award. Mr. Hopton-Jones eventually served as the group sales manager at Hilton Birmingham where he was directly responsible for top-line group revenue production for the hotel and routinely recognized as a 'Top Achiever' within his organization. Mr. Hopton-Jones was subsequently promoted to his current position as the Director of Sales for Hotel Indigo Tuscaloosa Downtown, a new 91 key boutique hotel in the vibrant downtown Tuscaloosa scene. Mr. Hopton-Jones currently lives in Birmingham, AL with his wife and two children and enjoys spending time and traveling with his family, SEC college football, and any opportunity to see live music.

Please visit http://www.indigotuscaloosa.com for more information.

Mr. Hopton-Jones can be contacted at 205-535-3980 or [email protected]