<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001104659-16-125985.txt : 20160607
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-16-125985
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160606
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160607
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160607

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:		400 1ST AVENUE
		CITY:			NEEDHAM
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02494
		BUSINESS PHONE:		781-800-5800

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		400 1ST AVENUE
		CITY:			NEEDHAM
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02494

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001606745
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-COMPUTER PROCESSING & DATA PREPARATION [7374]
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			CO
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35362
		FILM NUMBER:		161702511

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		12300 LIBERTY BLVD
		CITY:			ENGLEWOOD
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80112
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7208755300

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		12300 LIBERTY BLVD
		CITY:			ENGLEWOOD
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80112
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    <periodOfReport>2016-06-06</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001526520</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>TripAdvisor, Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>TRIP</issuerTradingSymbol>
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        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001606745</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc.</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>12300 LIBERTY BOULEVARD</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>ENGLEWOOD</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CO</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>80112</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Forward sale contract (obligation to sell)</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2016-06-06</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>J</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>1</equitySwapInvolved>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
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            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>7000000</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
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            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>7000000</value>
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            </underlyingSecurity>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>7000000</value>
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            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>Held through wholly-owned subsidiary</value>
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        <footnote id="F1">On June 6, 2016 (the &quot;Trade Date&quot;), Liberty TripAdvisor, LLC (&quot;Counterparty&quot;), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the reporting person, entered into the Forward Contract (as described in the Remarks section).</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>On June 6, 2016, Counterparty entered into a variable forward sale transaction with an unaffiliated third party buyer (the &quot;Forward Contract&quot;).  The Forward Contract obligates Counterparty to deliver to buyer up to 7,000,000 shares of TripAdvisor common stock (the &quot;Number of Shares&quot;) over a 20 trading day period starting on May 13, 2020 (or, at Counterparty's election, an equivalent amount of cash based on the arithmetic average of the VWAP prices of the shares over the same period (the &quot;Settlement Price&quot;)).  In exchange for assuming this obligation, Counterparty will be entitled to receive $258,940,500 (the &quot;Initial Proceeds&quot;) on the initial settlement date of June 10, 2016, or on any subsequent date an amount equal to the Initial Proceeds grown at a compounded overnight rate equal to Fed Funds.  Counterparty pledged 7,000,000 shares of TripAdvisor common stock (the &quot;Pledge Shares&quot;) to secure its obligations under the Forward Contract, and retained dividend and voting rights in the Pledge Shares during the term of the pledge.  The number of shares of TripAdvisor common stock to be delivered to buyer at the end of the Forward Contract is to be determined as follows:  (a) if the Settlement Price of TripAdvisor common stock is less than $38.9025 (the &quot;Floor Price&quot;), Counterparty will deliver to buyer all of the Pledge Shares; (b) if the Settlement Price is between the Floor Price and $98.9625 (the &quot;Cap Price&quot;), Counterparty will deliver to buyer a number of Pledge Shares equal to the Settlement Price minus the Cap Price multiplied by the Number of Shares; and (c) if the Settlement Price is greater than the Cap Price, Counterparty will deliver to buyer a number of Pledge Shares equal to the Floor Price plus the Settlement Price minus the Cap Price divided by the Settlement Price multiplied by the Number of Shares.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc. By: /s/ Craig Troyer, Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Secretary</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2016-06-07</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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