Skift Take

This earnings season has turned into a cloudy one for Tripadvisor. It’s certainly looking for some sunshine.

Liberty Tripadvisor Holdings is looking to do a deal, one that could remove what Tripadvisor chairman Greg Maffei characterized as "probably a cloud on Tripadvisor's stock."

Maffei, who's CEO of Liberty Tripadvisor, which is Tripadvisor's controlling shareholder, said Thursday that Liberty Tripadvisor is in "active discussions" with Certares "about transactions that might arise."

"We continue to evaluate strategic alternatives with the TripAdvisor committee, and we will not be ab