Traveler’s Notes . . .

Virgin Atlantic now offers first-class passengers a “LimoBoat” service where they are whisked by limousine from London’s Heathrow Airport to Ferry Wharf in Brentford, where the boat takes them into London on the Thames. Virgin also has chauffeur service for its big-ticket customers. . . . The Washington Monument will close to visitors tomorrow and reopen sometime in December. During that period, scaffolding will be erected as part of a $9.4 million restoration. The monument was closed from January to May while interior work was completed. . . .