UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C.  20549


                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                           (Amendment No. __________*)

                        The Promus Companies Incorporated
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                                     Common       
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    74342A109     
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement  X.  (A fee
is not required only if the filing person (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7). 

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).


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                                         13G
            CUSIP No. 74342A109                        Page   2      of     7



   1   Name of Reporting Person
       S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person

       Trustees of The Promus Companies Incorporated Savings and
       Retirement Plan 
       62-1412645

   2   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group      (a) [ ]  N/A
                                                                  
                                                             (b) [ ]  N/A
                                                                  
   3   SEC Use Only



   4   Citizenship or Place of Organization

       Trust organized under the laws of Tennessee


                 5   Sole Voting Power

                     5,591,480      See Exhibit A
   Number Of
     Shares      6   Shared Voting Power
  Beneficially         
    Owned By          0   See Exhibit A
      Each
   Reporting     7   Sole Dispositive Power
     Person
      With            0   See Exhibit A

                 8   Shared Dispositive Power

                      0  See Exhibit A

   9   Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting
       Person

       5,591,480 shares

  10   Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row 9 Excludes
       Certain Shares*

            

  11   Percent of Class Represented By Amount in Row 9

       5.5%

  12   Type of Reporting Person*

       EP

                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!




                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C.  20549


                                  Schedule 13G
                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Item 1(a)  Name of Issuer

           The Promus Companies Incorporated

Item 1(b)  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices

           1023 Cherry Road
           Memphis, TN  38117

Item 2(a)  Name of Person Filing

           Trustees of The Promus Companies Incorporated Savings and Retirement
           Plan

Item 2(b)  Address of Principal Business Office or Residence

           1023 Cherry Road
           Memphis, TN  38117

Item 2(c)  Citizenship

           Trust organized under the laws of Tennessee

Item 2(d)  Title of Class of Securities

           Common

Item 2(3)  CUSIP Number

           74342A109




                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C.  20549


                                  Schedule 13G
                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Item 3     If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b),
           check whether the person filing is a

      (a)      (   )     Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act
      (b)      (   )     Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act
      (c)      (   )     Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of
                         the Act
      (d)      (   )     Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the
                         Investment Company Act
      (e)      (   )     Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of
                         the Investment Advisers Act of 1940
      (f)      ( X )     Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to
                         the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income
                         Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see Sec.
                         240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)
      (g)      (   )     Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Sec.
                         240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G)  (Note:  See Item 7)
      (h)      (   )     Group, in accordance with Sec. 240.13d-1(b)(ii)(H)
       

Item 4     Ownership

      (a)  Amount Beneficially Owned

           5,591,480 shares

      (b)  Percent of Class

           5.5%

      (c)  Number of shares as to which such person has

          (i)     sole power to vote or to direct the vote:    5,591,480
          (ii)    shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 0
          (iii)   sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:  0
          (iv)    shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:  0

       See Exhibit A.

Item 5    Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

      If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date
hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than
five percent of the securities, check the following  (   ). 



                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C.  20549


                                  Schedule 13G
                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934




Item 6     Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

                                See Exhibit A   

Item 7     Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
           the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company

                                 Not Applicable

Item 8     Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

                                 Not Applicable

Item 9     Notice of Dissolution of Group

                                 Not Applicable

Item 10    Certification

          By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
          belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary
          course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not
          have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer
          of such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a
          participant in any transaction having such purposes or effects.

          After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
          certify that the correct information set forth in this statement is
          true, complete and correct.


       February 7, 1994          
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Date

       /s/ Neil F. Barnhart      
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Signature

Neil F. Barnhart, Authorized Trustee
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Name/Title



                                                  Exhibit A



ITEM 4 - OWNERSHIP
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     The participants in The Promus Companies Incorporated Savings and
Retirement Plan have the right to direct the disposition of the securities held
in their accounts by changing their investment elections and withdrawing or
borrowing funds from their accounts pursuant to the terms of the Plan.  No one
participant has such rights with respect to more than 5% of the security class.

     The trustees of the Plan have sole voting rights for the securities held by
the Plan, except that each participant in the Plan has the right, to the extent
of shares of Company common stock allocated to his or her account in the Promus
Companies Stock Fund of the Plan (including vested and unvested amounts), to
direct the trustees in writing as to how to respond to a solicitation of proxies
opposed by management of the Company.




                        THE PROMUS COMPANIES INCORPORATED
                           SAVINGS AND RETIREMENT PLAN
                            CERTIFICATE OF SECRETARY
                            ------------------------


     I, Vincent G. De Young, the duly authorized and acting Secretary of The

Promus Companies Incorporated Savings and Retirement Plan (the "Plan"), do

hereby certify that the following resolution was duly adopted by the Trustees of

the Plan on February 4th, 1994 and that said resolution is in full force and

effect as of the date hereof:

     RESOLVED, that Neil F. Barnhart, Michael N. Regan, Charles A. Ledsinger,
     Jr. or Ben C. Peternell be, and each such trustee hereby is, authorized to
     execute, on behalf of the Plan and on behalf of the trustees of the Plan,
     any document, report, statement or schedule that is required to be filed,
     or that any such trustee deems appropriate to be filed, with any
     governmental agency including, without limitation, documents filed with the
     Securities and Exchange Commission including Schedule 13G's and other SEC
     documents, the Department of Labor, and the Internal Revenue Service.

     WITNESS MY SIGNATURE this 4th day of February, 1994.



                                    /s/ Vincent G. De Young
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                                   Vincent G. De Young, Secretary
                                   The Promus Companies 
                                   Incorporated Savings and 
                                   Retirement Plan