Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Kalvert Seth J
   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)
SVP, GC, Sec.
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O TRIPADVISOR, INC., 400 1ST AVENUE		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/22/2018
(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

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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
Restricted Stock Units $ 0 02/22/2018   A   22,809   02/15/2019(1) 02/15/2022 Common Stock 22,809 $ 0 22,809 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 41.65 02/22/2018   A   26,910   02/15/2019(2) 02/15/2022 Common Stock 26,910 $ 0 26,910 D  
Restricted Stock Units (TSR performance-based) $ 0 02/22/2018   A   11,404 (3)   12/31/2020(4) 01/01/2021 Common Stock, Par Value $.001 Per Share 11,404 $ 0 11,404 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Kalvert Seth J
C/O TRIPADVISOR, INC.
400 1ST AVENUE
NEEDHAM, MA 02494		       SVP, GC, Sec.  

Signatures

 /s/ Linda C. Frazier, attorney in fact   02/26/2018
**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) The Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs") vest and settle in four equal annual installments commencing on the first anniversary of the date of grant.
(2) The options vest and become exercisable in four equal annual installments commencing on the first anniversary of the date of grant.
(3) The actual number of performance-based RSUs ("PSUs") to vest and settle (with a target of 11,404 RSUs and maximum of 22,808 RSUs) will be 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.
(4) The PSUs will vest and settle shortly following expiration of the performance period described above.

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