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 (Nos. 333-11029,
333-11031  and  333-17453),  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, as amended,  of HFS
Incorporated dated August 29, 1996.



Price Waterhouse LLP
New York, New York
March 21, 1997