Catling has over 10 years of experience in the hospitality industry and with Marriott International, having begun his career at their head office in Luton in 2006. He has been in the GCC market since 2012, where he led the sales team for the Renaissance Doha Hotel, Courtyard by Marriott Doha and Marriott Executive Apartments. In 2015 he moved to Dubai when he was appointed assistant director of corporate sales for the JW Marriott Marquis, and later on became director of sales and marketing for Courtyard by Marriott and Marriott Executive Apartments in Dubai Green Community in 2017.