Traveler’s Notes . . .

A new casino-hotel opens Tuesday in Henderson, Nev., near Las Vegas. Sunset Station Hotel & Casino includes 448 rooms, a pool and five restaurants. Introductory room rates, through the end of July, start at $41.73 Sunday through Thursday and $84.53 on weekends, including tax and service charges. Reservations: (888) 786-7389. . . .Distant Lands Travel Bookstore and Outfitter in Pasadena last week finished a major expansion that quadrupled its space for books (to 4,000 square feet). Information: (800) 310-3220.