Traveler’s Notes . . .

Boston, renowned in guidebooks for its scarcity of hotel rooms, got a major addition this month with the opening of the 362-room Wyndham Boston in the financial district. Located four blocks from Quincy Market and two blocks from the airport water shuttle, it charges $189 and up for rooms. Reservations: tel. (800) WYNDHAM. . . . Las Vegas’ visitor volume jumped 13.3% in June--to 2.7 million--as new mega-resorts drew tourists and conventioneers at a time once known as the start of the summer doldrums. It was the highest monthly increase since October 1994, the Convention and Visitors Authority reported..