Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
TEUNISSEN ERNST 02494
  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)
Chief Financial Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O TRIPADVISOR, INC., 400 1ST AVENUE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/27/2019
(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
Stock Option $ 54.13 02/27/2019   A   28,001   02/15/2020(1) 02/27/2029 Common Stock, Par Value $.001 Per Share 28,001 $ 0 28,001 D  
Restricted Stock Units $ 0 02/27/2019   A   23,092   02/15/2020(2) 02/16/2023 Common Stock 23,092 $ 0 23,092 D  
Restricted Stock Units (TSR performance-based) $ 0 02/27/2019   A   11,546   02/15/2022(3) 02/16/2022 Common Stock, Par Value $.001 Per Share 11,546 (4) $ 0 11,546 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
TEUNISSEN ERNST 02494
C/O TRIPADVISOR, INC.
400 1ST AVENUE
NEEDHAM, MA 02494
      Chief Financial Officer  

Signatures

 /s/ Linda C. Frazier, attorney in fact   03/01/2019
**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) 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.
(2) Date at which first vesting occurs is indicated. One-fourth of the total number of RSUs vest on the first vesting date and an additional one-fourth vest on each anniversary thereafter, until the RSUs are fully vested. Upon vesting, shares will be issued on a one-for-one basis.
(3) The performance-based RSUs ("PSUs") will vest and settle shortly following expiration of the performance period which ends on December 31, 2021.
(4) The actual number of PSUs to vest and settle 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, 2019 and ending December 31, 2021.

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