CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



Hospitality Worldwide Services, Inc.
New York, New York

We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Prospectuses
constituting a part of the Registration  Statements on Forms S-8, Nos. 333-22671
and 333.21689  and Forms S-3,  Nos.  333-39511 and 333-05101 of our report dated
March 21, 1997, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Hospitality
Worldwide  Services,  Inc. and  subsidiary for the years ended December 31, 1996
and 1995,  appearing in the  Company's  Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1997.

We also  consent  to the  reference  to us under the  caption  "Experts"  in the
Prospectuses.



/s/ BDO Seidman, LLP
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BDO Seidman, LLP


New York, New York
March 30, 1998