Traveler’s Notes . . .

Hotel Reservations Network, which offers discount and last-minute hotel reservations via its Web site https://www.hoteldiscount.com, has expanded into vacation rentals, including condominiums. The Web site for that service is https://www.condosaver.com . . . . The World Health Organization, citing above-normal rainfall forecast through March, has warned travelers heading for southern Africa to “take all possible precautions” against malaria. . . . American Airlines said it will spend $80 million to expand overhead storage bins in passenger cabins on more than 400 of its narrow-body jets, which include Super 80s, Boeing 757s and Fokker 100s. The planes account for about 70% of American’s domestic departures. The work is to begin in the first quarter of this year.