TripAdvisor layoffs, on the record
Every job cut, severance charge and restructuring TripAdvisor reported in its annual reports, 2023 to 2025, quoted from the filings. Headcount went from approximately 2,845 to approximately 2,590.
Headcount, as reported
| Annual report | Employees | As of |
|---|---|---|
| 10-K for 2023 | approximately 2,845 | As of December 31, 2023 |
| 10-K for 2024 | approximately 2,860 | December 31, 2024 |
| 10-K for 2025 | approximately 2,590 | December 31, 2025 |
Job cuts, severance and restructuring
Our summaryDuring the third quarter of 2023 the company approved and began a set of actions to cut costs and realign its workforce, which reduced global headcount.
Word for word“During the third quarter of 2023, the Company approved and subsequently initiated a set of actions across its businesses in order to reduce its cost structure, improve operational efficiencies, and realign its workforce with its strategic initiatives.” 10-K for 2023
Our summaryRestructuring actions were expected to save about $35 million annually in the Brand Tripadvisor segment and $10 million in TheFork segment, mainly from global workforce reduction.
Word for word“These cost reduction actions undertaken by the Company are anticipated to result in an estimated $35 million in annualized cost savings in the Brand Tripadvisor segment, which includes corporate general and administrative expenses, and in addition, we estimate $10 million in annualized cost savings in TheFork segment, primarily related to global workforce reduction measures.” 10-K for 2023
Our summaryAs of year-end 2023 the company had paid $9 million of restructuring costs, with most remaining costs expected to be paid in early 2024; the accrued restructuring liability was $13 million.
Word for word“As of December 31, 2023, the Company paid $9 million of these costs, and expect the majority of remaining unpaid costs as of December 31, 2023, to be disbursed during the first quarter of 2024.” 10-K for 2023
Our summaryCompany approved and initiated cost-reduction, efficiency and workforce realignment actions in Q4 2024, incurring restructuring costs including a contract termination fee and employee severance.
Word for word“During the fourth quarter of 2024, the Company approved and subsequently initiated a set of actions across its businesses in order to reduce its cost structure, improve operational efficiencies, and realign its workforce with its strategic initiatives.” 10-K for 2024
Our summaryCompany expects additional restructuring costs from subsequent actions, mainly employee severance in the Brand Tripadvisor segment, with completion in the first quarter of 2025.
Word for word“As a result of subsequent actions, the Company expects to incur additional pre-tax restructuring and other related reorganization costs in an estimated range of $9 million to $11 million during the first quarter of 2025, consisting of employee severance and related benefits, primarily in the Brand Tripadvisor segment.” 10-K for 2024
Our summaryCompany incurred and paid a one-time contract termination fee to a third-party professional services firm within its Brand Tripadvisor segment as part of restructuring actions.
Word for word“As a result, the Company incurred and paid a one-time contract termination fee to a third-party professional services firm of $ 18 million within its Brand Tripadvisor segment.” 10-K for 2024
Our summaryCompany recorded restructuring charges for employee severance and benefits in the fourth quarter of 2024 and expects payment in the first quarter of 2025.
Word for word“In addition, these actions also included estimated pre-tax restructuring and other related reorganization costs of $ 3 million during the three months ended December 31, 2024, which consisted of employee severance and related benefits, and expect to be paid during the first quarter of 2025.” 10-K for 2024
Our summaryStarting in November 2025, the company began cost savings actions, mainly a global workforce reduction, to realign its operating model, and it expects at least $85 million in annualized gross savings.
Word for word“On November 5, 2025, the Company initiated a series of cost savings actions following a decision to realign its operating model across its Experiences segment and Hotels and Other segment (formerly Viator and Brand Tripadvisor segments, respectively) to support the Company’s positioning as an experiences-led and AI-enabled company.” 10-K for 2025
Our summaryThe company recorded about $33 million of severance and related benefit costs in the fourth quarter of 2025 for the November 2025 actions, mostly in the Hotels and Other segment.
Word for word“Related to these actions, the Company incurred pre-tax restructuring and other related reorganization costs of approximately $33 million during the fourth quarter of 2025, which consisted of employee severance and related benefits, primarily in our Hotels and Other segment, and to a lesser extent, our Experiences segment.” 10-K for 2025
Our summaryThe company expects about $4 million more in severance and related costs for the November 2025 actions, mainly in the first quarter of 2026.
Word for word“The Company expects to incur additional pre-tax restructuring and other related reorganization costs of approximately $4 million primarily during the first quarter of 2026, also consisting of employee severance and related benefits related to these actions.” 10-K for 2025
Our summaryIn the fourth quarter of 2024 the company approved actions to cut costs and realign its workforce, which cost $21 million that quarter, including a contract termination fee and severance.
Word for word“As a result, the Company incurred pre-tax restructuring and other related reorganization costs totaling $21 million, during the fourth quarter of 2024, which consisted of a one-time contract termination fee to a third-party professional services firm and employee severance and related benefits.” 10-K for 2025
Our summaryThe 2024 restructuring actions led to about $10 million more in severance and related costs in the first quarter of 2025, mostly in the former Brand Tripadvisor segment.
Word for word“In addition, as a result of these actions taken, the Company incurred additional pre-tax restructuring and other related reorganization costs of approximately $10 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025, which consisted of employee severance and related benefits, primarily in our former Brand Tripadvisor segment.” 10-K for 2025
| Fiscal year ended | Severance costs | Restructuring charges | Restructuring costs incurred |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-12-31 | $1 million | — | — |
| 2019-12-31 | — | $1 million | $1 million |
| 2020-12-31 | $5 million | $41 million | $41 million |
| 2021-12-31 | $1 million | — | $0 |
| 2022-12-31 | $1 million | — | $0 |
| 2023-12-31 | $2 million | $22 million | $22 million |
| 2024-12-31 | $2 million | $21 million | $21 million |
| 2025-12-31 | $2 million | $43 million | $43 million |
TripAdvisor filed 1 restructuring notice (Form 8-K, Item 2.05) since 2016. This page shows what the company reported to the SEC, not news reports or state layoff notices.
Read from TripAdvisor’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-02-13. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.