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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Halpin Dermot   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol TripAdvisor, Inc. [TRIP] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President, Rentals and Experie (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O TRIPADVISOR, INC., 400 1ST AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/11/2018 (Street) NEEDHAM, MA 02494 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction 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 Common Stock, Par Value $.001 Per Share 05/11/2018   M   9,213 A $ 45.27 9,213 D   Common Stock, Par Value $.001 Per Share 05/11/2018   M   3,533 A $ 45.27 12,746 D   Common Stock, Par Value $.001 Per Share 05/11/2018   M   36,667 A $ 45.27 49,413 D   Common Stock, Par Value $.001 Per Share 05/11/2018   M   18,240 A $ 42.81 67,653 D   Common Stock, Par Value $.001 Per Share 05/11/2018   D(1)   16,935 D $ 49.204 50,718 D   Common Stock, Par Value $.001 Per Share 05/11/2018   D   9,213 D $ 49.163 41,505 D   Common Stock, Par Value $.001 Per Share 05/11/2018   D   505 D $ 49.06 41,000 D   Common Stock, Par Value $.001 Per Share 05/11/2018   D   700 D $ 49.07 40,300 D   Common Stock, Par Value $.001 Per Share 05/11/2018   D   100 D $ 49.071 40,200 D   Common Stock, Par Value $.001 Per Share 05/11/2018   D   3,533 D $ 49.21 36,667 D   Common Stock, Par Value $.001 Per Share 05/11/2018   D   36,667 D $ 48.97 (2) 0 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction 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 (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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)

$ 45.27

05/11/2018

M

9,213

02/15/2014(3)

02/27/2023

Common Stock

9,213

$ 0

0

D

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 45.27

05/11/2018

M

3,533

12/31/2014(3)

02/27/2020

Common Stock

3,533

$ 0

0

D

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 45.27

05/11/2018

M

36,667

02/15/2014(3)

02/27/2020

Common Stock

36,667

$ 0

0

D

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 42.81

05/11/2018

M

18,240

02/15/2018(4)

02/27/2027

Common Stock

18,240

$ 0

54,720

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Halpin Dermot C/O TRIPADVISOR, INC. 400 1ST AVENUE NEEDHAM, MA 02494			President, Rentals and Experie

Signatures

/s/ Linda C. Frazier, attorney in fact		05/15/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Shares were withheld to cover taxes and exercise price for the options.
(2)	The transaction was executed in multiple trades with a weighted average sales price of $48.97. The reporting person undertakes to provide information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected upon request of the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer.
(3)	All of such options are currently exercisable.
(4)	Date at which first vesting occurs is indicated. One-fourth of the total number of stock options vest on the first vesting date and an additional one-fourth vest on each anniversary thereafter, until the stock options are fully vested.

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