Zoey Goto is a journalist and author covering culture and travel, all things americana, vintage style, musical icons and mid-century pop culture. She is the US travel specialist for The Times and a regular contributor to National Geographic Traveller, plus writes for titles including BBC Travel, Rolling Stone, Esquire, Wallpaper, Lonely Planet, Vogue, Architectural Digest, AFAR and many of the UK’s newspapers. She’s written cover stories for National Geographic Traveller, Nat Geo Food, Times Travel and GQ.

Zoey has worked in the media industry for over 20 years, 13 of which have been as a freelance writer. During this time, she’s camped out in Elvis’ teenage bedroom, slept in Dolly Parton’s dinky pink bed on her tour bus and interviewed Priscilla Presley on life at Graceland.

Zoey’s specialist travel area is the US, having been a regular visitor for most of her life. She’s won various awards for her writing on America, including two Visit USA media awards in 2024, the Visit USA outstanding achievement award in 2023 and the Travel South USA Ambassador Award for journalism in 2021. She speaks regularly on expert panels, including the National Geographic masterclass and at travel conferences including Discover New England and Travel South. Zoey was also on the judging panel for the National Geographic Traveller hotel awards in 2023 and 2024.

She’s the author of two books, the first entitled Elvis Style: From Zoot Suits to Jumpsuits which dives into the profound impact that the King has made on how we dress and style ourselves. She’s been interviewed about Elvis and fashion by various media including CNN, Wall Street Journal, Guardian and BBC Radio. Her most recent book Vintage Style: Inside the Dapper World of Retro Enthusiasts explores people living out of step with contemporary style, with a foreword by Wayne Hemingway OBE.