SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                                 OCTOBER 8, 1998





                       HOST MARRIOTT SERVICES CORPORATION



       DELAWARE                     1-14040                    52-1938672
------------------------          ------------            ---------------------
(State of Incorporation)          (Commission                (I.R.S. Employer
                                  File Number)            Identification Number)




                              6600 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE
                            BETHESDA, MARYLAND 20817
                                 (301) 380-7000











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ITEM 1.  CHANGES IN CONTROL OF REGISTRANT.

         None.


ITEM 2.  ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS.

         None.


ITEM 3.  BANKRUPTCY OR RECEIVERSHIP.

         None.


ITEM 4.  CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT.

         None.


ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.

         Press Release dated October 8, 1998 announcing  third quarter  earnings
         and containing forward-looking statements.

         On October 8, 1998,  the Company held a conference  call for  investors
         and analysts  that focused on third quarter 1998  earnings.  During the
         conference  call,  the Company  stated that,  barring a downturn in the
         U.S. economy and a decline in its projected enplanement growth rate, it
         expects  revenue  growth of  approximately  8% and earnings per diluted
         share in the  range of $0.77 - $0.79  for the  1999  fiscal  year.  The
         Company's profit margins will need to increase slightly to achieve this
         rate of growth. The 1999 earnings per diluted share projection does not
         include the impact of  adopting  SOP 98-5,  "Reporting  on the Costs of
         Start-Up Activities." The adoption of this new statement of position is
         required in the first quarter of 1999 and requires all previously
         capitalized start-up costs to be expensed at the beginning of the 1999
         fiscal year and all future start-up costs to be expensed as incurred.

         The  statements  described  above and made during the  conference  call
         concerning the Company's outlook for 1999, the growth in total revenues
         and earnings per diluted share for 1999,  projected  enplanement growth
         rates,  economic  growth  forecasts and similar  statements  concerning
         events   and   expectations   that  are  not   historical   facts   are
         "forward-looking  statements"  within the meaning of federal securities
         laws.  These  forward-looking  statements are subject to numerous risks
         and  uncertainties,  including the effects of seasonality,  airline and
         tollroad industry fundamentals,  general economic conditions (including
         the current economic downturn in Asia), the potential adverse impact of
         the Year 2000 issue on operations,  competitive forces within the food,
         beverage and retail  concessions  industries,  and the  availability of
         cash  flow  to  fund  future  capital   expenditures.   Forward-looking
         statements are inherently uncertain,  and investors must recognize that
         actual results could differ  materially from those expressed or implied
         by  the   statements.   A  detailed   discussion  of  these  risks  and
         uncertainties  is contained in the company's 1997 Annual Report on Form
         10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


ITEM 6.  RESIGNATIONS OF REGISTRANT'S DIRECTORS.

         None.


ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

         None.


ITEM 8.  CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR.

         None.

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                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.




                                      HOST MARRIOTT SERVICES CORPORATION

  OCTOBER 8, 1998                             /S/ BRIAN W. BETHERS
------------------             -------------------------------------------------
       Date                                     Brian W. Bethers
                               Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer




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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                                 OCTOBER 8, 1998

                       HOST MARRIOTT SERVICES CORPORATION

       DELAWARE                     1-14040                    52-1938672
------------------------          ------------            ---------------------
(State of Incorporation)          (Commission                (I.R.S. Employer
                                  File Number)            Identification Number)

                              6600 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE
                            BETHESDA, MARYLAND 20817
                                 (301) 380-7000
ITEM 1.  CHANGES IN CONTROL OF REGISTRANT.

         None.

ITEM 2.  ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS.

         None.

ITEM 3.  BANKRUPTCY OR RECEIVERSHIP.

         None.

ITEM 4.  CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT.

         None.

ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.

         Press Release dated October 8, 1998 announcing  third quarter  earnings
         and containing forward-looking statements.

         On October 8, 1998,  the Company held a conference  call for  investors
         and analysts  that focused on third quarter 1998  earnings.  During the
         conference  call,  the Company  stated that,  barring a downturn in the
         U.S. economy and a decline in its projected enplanement growth rate, it
         expects  revenue  growth of  approximately  8% and earnings per diluted
         share in the  range of $0.77 - $0.79  for the  1999  fiscal  year.  The
         Company's profit margins will need to increase slightly to achieve this
         rate of growth. The 1999 earnings per diluted share projection does not
         include the impact of  adopting  SOP 98-5,  "Reporting  on the Costs of
         Start-Up Activities." The adoption of this new statement of position is
         required in the first quarter of 1999 and requires all previously
         capitalized start-up costs to be expensed at the beginning of the 1999
         fiscal year and all future start-up costs to be expensed as incurred.

         The  statements  described  above and made during the  conference  call
         concerning the Company's outlook for 1999, the growth in total revenues
         and earnings per diluted share for 1999,  projected  enplanement growth
         rates,  economic  growth  forecasts and similar  statements  concerning
         events   and   expectations   that  are  not   historical   facts   are
         "forward-looking  statements"  within the meaning of federal securities
         laws.  These  forward-looking  statements are subject to numerous risks
         and  uncertainties,  including the effects of seasonality,  airline and
         tollroad industry fundamentals,  general economic conditions (including
         the current economic downturn in Asia), the potential adverse impact of
         the Year 2000 issue on operations,  competitive forces within the food,
         beverage and retail  concessions  industries,  and the  availability of
         cash  flow  to  fund  future  capital   expenditures.   Forward-looking
         statements are inherently uncertain,  and investors must recognize that
         actual results could differ  materially from those expressed or implied
         by  the   statements.   A  detailed   discussion  of  these  risks  and
         uncertainties  is contained in the company's 1997 Annual Report on Form
         10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

ITEM 6.  RESIGNATIONS OF REGISTRANT'S DIRECTORS.

         None.

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

         None.

ITEM 8.  CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR.

         None.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                      HOST MARRIOTT SERVICES CORPORATION

  OCTOBER 8, 1998                             /S/ BRIAN W. BETHERS
------------------             -------------------------------------------------
       Date                                     Brian W. Bethers
                               Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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