TripAdvisor, Inc. Common Stock, also called TripAdvisor, is an online travel company, which owns and operates a portfolio of online travel brands. Read More It operates its business through the Hotel and Non-Hotel segments. The Hotel segment includes revenue generated from services related to hotels, including click-based and display-based advertising revenue from making hotel room nights, airline reservations, and cruise reservations available for price comparison and booking, as well as subscription-based products such as Business Listings, transaction-based products such as Jetsetter and Tingo, and other revenue related to hotels. The Non-Hotel segment consists of the aggregation of three operating segments, which include its attractions, restaurants and vacation Rentals businesses. The company was founded by Nicholas Shanny and Stephen Kaufer in February 2000 and is headquartered in Needham, MA.