Source: Accor
Source: Accor
Source: Accor
Source: Accor
Source: Accor

PARIS – February is a whirlwind of festivities, from Chinese New Year to Mardi Gras, Valentine's Day, and Midterm breaks, packed into its short span. With the bonus day of leap year, we're given a brief pause to ponder a crucial question: what shall we eat this year?Fortunately, Mercure Hotels is ready to inspire guests, travelers, and anyone feeling a bit peckish, to embark on a journey of local discovery. Mercure's Bucket List is a selection of 50 handpicked food and drink experiences, revealing some of the world’s most authentically cool spots to eat – each conveniently located within the vicinity of a charming and well-connected Mercure hotel.

This isn’t your usual list of fine-dining hotspots, and award-winning chefs. Rather, Mercure’s Bucket List is about making those delightful, local discoveries – the ones you need to be in the know, to know. These are the heavenly taste experiences that talented cooks, fisherman, farmers, and artisans are quietly creating for their local clientele. Food experiences that reflect their history, their terroir, what’s indigenous, what’s in season. Our Mercure hotel teams are not only genuinely knowledgeable about their neighbourhoods, but they care about the local producers and suppliers in their regions. The hotel teams want to enrich their community and the guests’ that travel there and create an opportunity to learn about the craft and passion that’s put into local produce. Their favorite spots are gathered in our Bucket List as a way of celebrating what people are doing, making, and buzzing about in our communities. James Wheatcroft, Global SVP Midscale Brands at Accor

Mercure’s Bucket List is an extension of the brand’s popular ‘Discover Local’ program, which highlights local specialties and reveals unexpected local stories to its guests. This initiative underscores Mercure's dedication to providing guests with authentic, local experiences that go beyond traditional hospitality, fostering connections with communities and celebrating the essence and discovery of travel. With over 950 hotels worldwide, from Jakarta to Oxford, Mercure enjoys a warm and welcoming presence in its communities, with hotel teams delighted to share their insights with travelers about the local life of each neighborhood.

To pique the appetites of food-driven travelers, here are a dozen tempting and wholly authentic experiences to try out in 2024. The full list is available at mercurebucketlist.com.

After checking off a Mercure’s Bucket List experience, guests can return to a warm, authentic, and locally inspired Mercure hotel for a comfortable and cozy night’s sleep. To start planning that next trip and discover Mercure’s Bucket List experiences, visit Mercure’s Bucket List website.

About Accor, a world-leading hospitality group

Accor is a world leading hospitality group offering experiences across more than 110 countries in 5,500 properties, 10,000 food & beverage venues, wellness facilities or flexible workspaces. The Group has one of the industry's most diverse hospitality ecosystems, encompassing more than 45 hotel brands from luxury to economy, as well as Lifestyle with Ennismore. Accor is committed to taking positive action in terms of business ethics & integrity, responsible tourism, sustainable development, community outreach, and diversity & inclusion. Founded in 1967, Accor SA is headquartered in France and publicly listed on Euronext Paris (ISIN code: FR0000120404) and on the OTC Market (Ticker: ACCYY) in the United States. For more information, please visit www.group.accor.com or follow us on X, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and TikTok.