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Contactless wellness pleasure for thermal baths in Slovenia

Thursday, June 16, 2005

Gantner has succeeded in placing its contactless leisure systems in many leading complexes in the booming Slovenian thermal regions. For example in Lasko, in the Dobrna thermal baths or, its most recent success, in the state-of-the-art leisure and wellness centre at the Olimia thermal baths, which is aiming to stand out from the competition not only by virtue of the unique things it offers but also thanks to particularly high-quality technological equipment.


At the completely renovated Termalija thermal baths, pools for both “experiences” and relaxing with more than 2.000 m2 water surface area allow visitors to bathe for either relaxation or health purposes. This also includes Slovenia’s largest sauna complex, where all conceivable variants of “healthy sweating” are available - from the salt sauna to the Japanese steam bath. And the Aqualuna thermal leisure park is exactly the right place for particularly active visitors, with its numerous water chutes, water dance floors and a wide gastronomic and entertainment program.

With this varied range of services available, the Gantner system provides for smooth and uncomplicated transactions along with maximum user convenience. In addition to the LEGIC based check-in system, Gantner has installed a locker locking system with a break-in alarm, solarium controllers that display the time remaining and a cashless payment system for paying for food and beverages. Info terminals for calling up time and cash accounts at any time along with the locker numbers are also available, and the LEGIC chip wristbands are replaced in the returns machine when the guest leaves after paying for the services used. After successfully entering the market in Austria, where it has equipped renowned thermal baths such as Loipersdorf, Waltersdorf and Schallerbach, Gantner has succeeded in taking another successful step with LEGIC systems for thermal baths and swimming pools. [end] 

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