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TripAdvisor continued several negative earnings trends during Q1. The online travel review and booking site has several catalysts, including the expected growth in online travel booking in Asia-Pacific. With the CFO transition, TripAdvisor remains on the watch list until a turnaround takes hold. Over the last year, TripAdvisor (NASDAQ: TRIP ) has done the most to trip up its own stock. The online travel review site has consistently missed earnings estimates, even while generating fast growth for a stock worth more than $10 billion. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha. Disclosure: No positions mentioned. Please review the disclaimer page for more details. 

Recent spin-off TripAdvisor (TRIP) [see Spin-Off Mania Benefits Alert Investors] had possibly the most disappointing Q4'11 earnings report reviewed so far. The spin-off from Expedia (EXPE) offered huge potential as it became independent from the bigger corporation. TripAdvisor provides a travel research platform which aggregates reviews and opinions of members about destinations, accommodations, restaurants and activities throughout the world. In a way, the travel version of IPO filer Yelp (YELP) and recent IPO Angie's List (ANGI). With 50M monthly users and expanding Facebook interaction, TripAdvisor appeared to provide huge earnings growth potential. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha. Disclosure: No position mentioned. Please review the disclaimer page for more details.