With the Canadian dollar hitting a ten year low this month, travellers may not be as eager to head south of the border for their vacations.

As the greenback is now worth $1.25 to the loonie, the best bet for travellers is to plan early enough ahead to find the best bang for their buck.

Senior Travel Consultant with Marlin Travel Okotoks Brenda Bailey says there's a bit of a drop in US travellers and there's still a few questions to be asked when it will pick up again.

"So it is effecting us a bit," she says. "We are confident that the travel will pick up once the snow flies. We have a lot of early booking bonuses right now, so we do encourage people if they're thinking of travelling, to actually book now to get a better deal."

Bailey says she thinks the amount of travel to the US could be down longer than expected.

"This time of year we don't get as much as we do in the winter anyway," she says. "But I do believe it's going to be down for a bit."

She says all a traveller can do is look for the best deal way in advance.

"Right now with early booking bonuses that really helps you to save for the winter time" she says. "The early bird gets the worm."

Bailey says some popular destinations to travel to instead of the states include Mexico and Cuba, where the hit isn't as bad with the Canadian dollar.

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