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


                                JANUARY 27, 1999





                       HOST MARRIOTT SERVICES CORPORATION




        DELAWARE                    1-14040                    52-193867
------------------------         ------------             ---------------------
(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 January 27, 1999  announcing  fourth  quarter 1998
         earnings and containing forward-looking statements.

          On January 27, 1999, the Company held a conference  call for investors
          and analysts  that  focused on 1998  earnings.  During the  conference
          call, the Company  stated that it expects 1999 EPS,  before the change
          in  accounting  for start-up  costs,  to range from $0.58 to $0.60 per
          diluted  share.  In  addition,   the  impact  of  adopting  SOP  98-5,
          "Reporting  on the Costs of  Start-Up  Activities,"  during  the first
          quarter  of 1999  will  result  in a  one-time,  after-tax  charge  of
          approximately  $0.7  million,  or $0.02  per  share,  in the form of a
          cumulative  effect of a change in  accounting  principle.  The Company
          expects to spend $4.0  million in external  costs to address Year 2000
          issues in 1999 with an  additional  $0.5  million to be spent in 2001.
          The impact of  incremental  Year 2000 costs on 1999 EPS is expected to
          be $0.05 per share.  The Year 2000 cost  estimates  do not include the
          potential  costs  to  repair  or  replace  non-information  technology
          equipment  that  may be  determined  to be  noncompliant.  The  EBITDA
          margin,  excluding Year 2000 costs, is expected to improve in 1999 due
          primarily to a recovery from the Northwest  pilots strike that occured
          in 1998.  Capital  investments in 1999 are forecasted at approximately
          $125.0 million,  of which  approximately  $35.0 million will be in new
          markets.

         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


   JANUARY 27, 1999                          /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

                                JANUARY 27, 1999

                       HOST MARRIOTT SERVICES CORPORATION

        DELAWARE                    1-14040                    52-193867
------------------------         ------------             ---------------------
(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 January 27, 1999  announcing  fourth  quarter 1998
         earnings and containing forward-looking statements.

          On January 27, 1999, the Company held a conference  call for investors
          and analysts  that  focused on 1998  earnings.  During the  conference
          call, the Company  stated that it expects 1999 EPS,  before the change
          in  accounting  for start-up  costs,  to range from $0.58 to $0.60 per
          diluted  share.  In  addition,   the  impact  of  adopting  SOP  98-5,
          "Reporting  on the Costs of  Start-Up  Activities,"  during  the first
          quarter  of 1999  will  result  in a  one-time,  after-tax  charge  of
          approximately  $0.7  million,  or $0.02  per  share,  in the form of a
          cumulative  effect of a change in  accounting  principle.  The Company
          expects to spend $4.0  million in external  costs to address Year 2000
          issues in 1999 with an  additional  $0.5  million to be spent in 2001.
          The impact of  incremental  Year 2000 costs on 1999 EPS is expected to
          be $0.05 per share.  The Year 2000 cost  estimates  do not include the
          potential  costs  to  repair  or  replace  non-information  technology
          equipment  that  may be  determined  to be  noncompliant.  The  EBITDA
          margin,  excluding Year 2000 costs, is expected to improve in 1999 due
          primarily to a recovery from the Northwest  pilots strike that occured
          in 1998.  Capital  investments in 1999 are forecasted at approximately
          $125.0 million,  of which  approximately  $35.0 million will be in new
          markets.

         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

   JANUARY 27, 1999                          /S/ BRIAN W. BETHERS            
---------------------         --------------------------------------------------
         Date                                  Brian W. Bethers
                               Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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