Apaleo, the API-first property management platform for hospitality businesses, has appointed Connor Neeson as Country Lead, UK & Ireland, reinforcing the company’s long-term commitment to expanding its presence across both markets as they modernise their technology infrastructure.
Neeson joins Apaleo with more than 15 years of experience in hospitality technology, including serving as Market Director for the UK & Ireland at Triptease, alongside roles at Cloudbeds and CheKin. Throughout his career, he has worked closely with hotel operators as they navigate digital transformation and the growing limitations of legacy systems, seeing first-hand how closed ecosystems, costly integrations and rigid property management systems can limit flexibility and hold back innovation.
His appointment comes at a time when hospitality operators across the UK and Ireland are facing growing operational pressure. Staffing challenges, rising labour costs, and increasing operational complexity are placing greater demands on hotel technology, while many businesses continue to rely on monolithic property management systems that were not designed to support today’s more connected, data-driven operating models. At the same time, AI is becoming an increasingly prominent topic across the industry, yet many operators lack the open technology foundations and connected data required to realise meaningful operational value.
As Country Lead, Neeson will play a central role in expanding Apaleo’s regional presence, strengthening relationships with customers, partners, and consultants, and helping hospitality businesses build the flexible technology foundations needed to support long-term growth. Working closely with operators across the UK and Ireland he will help organisations move beyond legacy systems by adopting an open, API-first platform that enables seamless interoperability, unrestricted access to data, and the flexibility to integrate best-in-class technology as their businesses evolve.
Apaleo's modular architecture supports the full spectrum of modern hospitality concepts, from full-service hotels to limited-service properties and hybrid models, without requiring reconfiguration. Alongside its self-service platform, Apaleo combines hands-on onboarding and customer support to help operators transition with confidence, with Neeson strengthening the company's ability to provide that guidance locally.
Today, Apaleo operates in more than 30 countries, supporting over 2,200 properties and 100,000 units worldwide across hotels, vacation rentals, serviced apartments and residential living. In the UK and wider European market, its customers include easyHotel, Mollie’s, Otherwander Soho, NestorStay, citizenM operated by Another Star and Valk Exclusief, underlining the company’s growing presence among operators looking for open, flexible infrastructure.
Florian Montag, Senior Vice President of Revenue at Apaleo, said: “Connor brings a strong understanding of hospitality technology and the challenges operators across the UK and Ireland are facing as they modernise their tech stacks. As momentum continues to build in both markets, his focus will be on expanding our regional presence, strengthening our local ecosystem, and helping more hospitality businesses understand the value of an open, platform-based approach that gives them the flexibility to adapt, scale and innovate with confidence.”
Connor Neeson, Country Lead, UK & Ireland at Apaleo, said: “I’m excited to join Apaleo at a time when hospitality businesses are under real pressure to modernise and become more adaptable. For too long, operators have been held back by rigid systems, costly integrations and technology choices that limit innovation. With AI changing what’s possible across hospitality, businesses need an open foundation that gives them the freedom to move faster, connect the right tools and stay ready for what’s next. The UK and Ireland are hugely important markets, and I’m looking forward to helping more operators build for long-term growth.”
