Introduction:
Tripadvisor, Inc. is an American online travel company that operates a website and mobile app with user-generated content and a comparison shopping website.
It also offers online hotel reservations and bookings for transportation, lodging, travel experiences, and restaurants.
Its headquarters are in Needham, Massachusetts.
TripAdvisor, the world's largest travel site*, enables travelers to unleash the full potential of every trip. With more than 535 million reviews and opinions covering the world's largest selection of travel listings worldwide -- over 7 million accommodations, airlines, attractions, and restaurants -- TripAdvisor provides travelers with the wisdom of the crowds to help them decide where to stay, how to fly, what to do and where to eat. TripAdvisor also compares prices from more than 200 hotel booking sites so travelers can find the lowest price on the hotel that's right for them. TripAdvisor-branded sites are available in 49 markets, and are home to the world's largest travel community of 415 million average unique monthly visitors,** all looking to get the most out of every trip. TripAdvisor: Know better. Book better. Go better. TripAdvisor, Inc. (NASDAQ:TRIP), through its subsidiaries, manages and operates websites under 20 other travel media brands: www.airfarewatchdog.com, www.bookingbuddy.com, www.citymaps.com, www.cruisecritic.com, www.familyvacationcritic.com, www.flipkey.com, www.thefork.com (including www.lafourchette.com, www.eltenedor.com, www.iens.nl and www.dimmi.com.au), www.gateguru.com, www.holidaylettings.co.uk, www.holidaywatchdog.com, www.housetrip.com, www.jetsetter.com, www.niumba.com, www.onetime.com, www.oyster.com, www.seatguru.com, www.smartertravel.com, www.tingo.com, www.vacationhomerentals.com and www.viator.com. *Source: comScore Media Metrix for TripAdvisor Sites, worldwide, May 2017 **Source: TripAdvisor log files, Q1 2017
Key Facts:
- Parent Company Launch date: February 2000; 22 years ago (2000-02)
- Product Launch: 2000
- Founder: Stephen Kaufer, Langley Steinert
- Estimated Monthly Visitors: over-1b
- Telephone number: 1 (781) 800-5000
- Domain name: tripadvisor.com
- Owner: Tripadvisor Inc.
- Company Type: Public
- Country of operation: Worldwide