Elizabeth Becker

About the Author

Elizabeth Becker is an acclaimed journalist and author renowned for her incisive explorations of global industries and their societal impacts. A former New York Times correspondent, she has reported extensively from around the world, earning accolades for her rigorous research and compelling narratives on economics, environment, and culture. In her book Overbooked: The Exploding Business of Travel and Tourism, Becker unveils the hidden costs and explosive growth of the travel sector, blending on-the-ground reporting with sharp analysis to reveal how tourism shapes economies and ecosystems. With a career spanning decades, she continues to illuminate pressing issues through her clear-eyed prose, making complex topics accessible to a wide audience.