The new owners of the private island resort of Petit St Vincent, will open a luxury open-air spa in November 2011.

The spa pavilion will boast six treatment rooms and is part of a wider redevelopment of the resort planned by the business partners, founders of the Freedom Resorts group.

Work on the new development - which will also include significant upgrades to existing accommodations, a new restaurant and a children’s club - will commence in September with an official launch on 1 November.