EXHIBIT 23.1




          CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS




The Board of Directors
Travelers Group Inc.:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Amendment No. 1 to the 
registration statement on Form S-3 of Travelers Group Inc. of our reports 
dated January 17, 1997 which are incorporated by reference or included in the 
1996 Annual Report on Form 10-K of Travelers Group Inc. incorporated herein
by reference, and to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in 
the registration statement.

/s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP

New York, New York
May 20, 1997