Abdellah Aitibour

IT Hospitality Expert

10+ years leading IT transformation in luxury hospitality brands and international hotel groups including Barceló Hotel Group, Marriott International, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, and Golden Tulip Hotels & Resorts, delivering PMS & POS implementations, guest technology innovation, cybersecurity programs, infrastructure modernization, and multi-site IT operations at scale.

10+ Years Experience

50+ Projects

10+ Hotel Groups

22+ Properties Audited

Hotel Groups & Brands

Barceló Hotel Group Marriott International Mandarin Oriental Golden Tulip Royal Hideaway Le Méridien Jnane Palace Allegro Hotels

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10+ Years Experience

Core Expertise

Areas of Specialisation

PMO Leadership & Governance

PMS / POS Cloud Transformation

Infrastructure & DC Modernization

Cybersecurity & Risk Management

Network, Wi-Fi & Telecom

Guest Experience Technology

Vendor & Stakeholder Management

Hotel Opening IT Programs

Thought Leadership

Speaking & Publications

Featured Research Paper — PMWorld Journal · Jun 2026

Published Article — HotelNext.net · How Tech Drives Hospitality Sustainability

Conference Speaker — Canada Colloque 2026, PMI Lévis-Québec

TEDx Speaker — Social Impact & Innovation

6 published articles across PMWorld Journal, Hotel Speak, HotelNext, Institute of Project Management & LinkedIn

Certifications

Professional Credentials

Career Path

From the Lobby to the Board Room

10+ years. 4 hotel groups. 22+ properties. Every step on-site, not remote.

2013 – 2016 Golden Tulip Hotels & Resorts

IT Technician → IT Supervisor

First hospitality IT role. Learned hotel operations end-to-end — PMS, POS, networking, and the unforgiving reality of zero-downtime maintenance in a live hotel.

PMSNetworkingHotel Ops

2016 – 2018 Marriott International

IT Manager

Led IT operations across 3 Marriott properties in Morocco (Fès, Marrakech, Rabat). Delivered Opera Cloud PMS migration and a mobile-key integration across 550 rooms.

Opera CloudMobile KeyMulti-Property

2018 – 2020 Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group

IT Manager

Oversaw full IT operations at Mandarin Oriental Marrakech. Designed and delivered an enterprise Wi-Fi redesign, endpoint security upgrade, and OPERA PMS modernisation at one of Africa's top luxury hotels.

Luxury ITWi-Fi RuckusCrowdStrike

2020 – 2024 Barceló Hotel Group — Morocco Region

Regional IT Director

Led a 24-month multi-property digital transformation across 10+ hotels. Delivered PMS/POS cloud rollouts, a group-wide cybersecurity programme (zero critical incidents), 5 hotel pre-openings, and infrastructure modernisation — all simultaneously, on budget, on time.

PMO Lead10+ HotelsPMS · POS · Cyber5 Openings

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