<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001181431-12-066877.txt : 20121221
<SEC-HEADER>0001181431-12-066877.hdr.sgml : 20121221
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20121221181152
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001181431-12-066877
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20121221
FILED AS OF DATE:		20121221
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20121221

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			WIESENTHAL ROBERT S
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001211785

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35362
		FILM NUMBER:		121283063

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O SONY CORP OF AMERICA
		STREET 2:		550 MADISON AVE
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10022

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TripAdvisor, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001526520
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, DATA PROCESSING, ETC. [7370]
		IRS NUMBER:				800743202
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		141 NEEDHAM STREET
		CITY:			NEWTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02464
		BUSINESS PHONE:		617-670-6300

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		141 NEEDHAM STREET
		CITY:			NEWTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02464
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            <rptOwnerZipCode>02464</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
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    </reportingOwner>

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            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>M</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
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    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Suzanne Filippi, attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2012-12-21</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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