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Main Beach Travel welcomed into the Link family

Award winning Gold Coast agency into the fold with Link Travel Group

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December 21, 2025

Link Travel Group has officially welcomed Main Beach Travel, operated by Mike and Mandy Dwyer, to its membership ranks this week.

Main Beach Travel is a highly awarded travel agency, focusing on high end leisure with a strong focus on cruise. The agency also has a focus on Groups and MICE business. MBT was the recipient of the 2018 and 2019 NTIA Awards for Best Retail Agency.

The agency was recently acquired by Goldman Travel Corporation, founding members of the Link consortia, alongside Flight Centre Travel Group and Spencer Group of Companies. Goldman will assume full ownership of MBT after three years.

From left: Emmalita Malmberg, Link Travel Group; Karen Birch, Main Beach Traevl; Scott Darlow, Link Travel Group, with Mandy Dwyer and Mike Dwyer, Main Beach Travel.

Scott Darlow, General Manager of Link Travel Group, said Mike and Mandy’s decision to partner with the Goldman Group “was based on the admiration, respect and trust they feel and the partnership is a testament to the calibre and reputation of both businesses.”

“We are thrilled to have their knowledge and expertise and almost 100 years of combined industry experience (yes they both started in the industry as teenagers!) and we are eager to learn from their wealth of experience,” Darlow remarked.