EXHIBIT 23.1

                      Consent of Indenpendent Accountants


     We hereby  consent to the  incorporation  by reference in the  Prospectuses
consituting part of the Registration Statements on Form S-3 (No. 33-87830),  and
Form S-8 (Nos. 33-56354,  33-70632,  33-72752,  33-83956,  333-06733,  33-94756,
333-03532,  333-06939)  of HFS  Incorporated  of our report dated April 25, 1996
relating to the consolidated  financial  statements of Avis, Inc., which appears
in the Current Report on Form 8-K of HFS Incorporated.



Price Waterhouse LLP
New York, New York
August 23, 1996