FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Kaufer Stephen 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

TripAdvisor, Inc. [ TRIP ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

__ X __ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
President and CEO
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

C/O TRIPADVISOR, INC., 400 1ST AVENUE 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

11/28/2017
(Street)

NEEDHAM, MA 02494
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) 		9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   $34.71   11/28/2017     A      780000       8/1/2021   (1) 11/28/2027   Common Stock   780000   $34.71   780000   D    
Restricted Stock Units   $0   11/28/2017     A      426000       8/1/2021   (2) 8/1/2022   Common Stock   426000   $0   426000   D    
Restricted Stock Units   $0   11/28/2017     A      266250       12/31/2018   (3) 12/31/2021   Common Stock   266250   $0   266250   D    
Restricted Stock Units   $0   11/28/2017     A      266250       12/31/2020   (4) 12/31/2020   Common Stock   266250   $0   266250   D    

Explanation of Responses:
(1)  The options vest and become exercisable in two equal annual installments on each of August 1, 2021 and August 1, 2022.
(2)  The Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") vest and settle in two equal annual installments on each of August 1, 2021 and August 1, 2022.
(3)  One quarter of the RSUs may vest and settle annually based on actual performance relative to the targets established for each of the four fiscal years ending December 31, 2018; December 31, 2019; December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2021. Although the actual performance metrics, targets and weightings have not yet been established, it is currently contemplated that the performance metrics will be based on one-year financial and/or strategic goals to be established each year.
(4)  Up to a maximum of 266,250 RSUs will vest and settle based on the extent to which the Issuer's relative total shareholder return ("TSR") equals or exceeds the TSR of the Nasdaq Composite Total Return Index during the performance period beginning January 1, 2018 and ending December 31, 2020.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Kaufer Stephen
C/O TRIPADVISOR, INC.
400 1ST AVENUE
NEEDHAM, MA 02494 		X
President and CEO

Signatures
/s/ Linda C. Frazier, attorney in fact 11/30/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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