A local travel agency is sending out a warning as Hurricane Irma makes its way toward the US.
Sarah Hupalo is with Goliger's Travel and says if you've got a trip booked or plan to book one make sure you've got insurance.
She says travellers are being held back or given the go ahead at the very last minute.
"There's projected paths up through Cuba and the Dominican and so forth and what's happening is it's still on a wait and see basis," says Hupalo. "We have a flight right now that's waiting to see if they're going to go to the southern part of Cuba because it depends on trajectory of the storm and the updates come every few hours."
She says insurance is important when you're trying to get home as well.
"Our insurance actually covers if the government issues an advisory not to travel or non-essential travel to a destination," says Hupalo. "For instance, with the Dominican Republic, if you had that insurance and we could find you flights out it doesn't matter if they're $5,000 or $10,000, you're going to get out. So it's really important."
She says if you've got any doubt, give your travel agent a call.
"They're getting constant updates from the sales reps that may be on site at the properties," says Hupalo. "This isn't the first time we've been through hurricanes and storms. Usually these destinations, if they've had damage, they're usually very quick in getting things back up to speed as quickly as possible because that is a great part of their livelihood."
Puerto Rico was hammered by the hurricane on Wednesday knocking out power to more than 500,000 people.
Shifting forecasts are also raising the threat level in the American Southeast, with emergency declarations coming from the Carolinas and coastal Georgia.