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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


                     CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT OF ACCOUNTANTS



We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 333-40039, 333-40033, and 333-40035) of Pegasus
Systems, Inc. of our report dated February 2, 1999 appearing in Pegasus Systems
Inc.'s 1998 Annual Report to Stockholders which is incorporated by reference
into Pegasus Systems, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1998. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our
report on the Financial Statement Schedule, which appears on page S-1 of such
Annual Report on Form 10-K.



PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Dallas, Texas
March 30, 1999