Sec Form 13G Filing - MORGAN STANLEY (MS) filing for TRIP COM GROUP LTD ADS (TCOM) - 2022-12-09

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                                UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549


                                 SCHEDULE 13G

                   Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                (Amendment No.2)*

                               Trip.com Group Ltd
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                  Ordinary Shares / American Depositary Shares
             -----------------------------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    89677Q107
             -----------------------------------------------------
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                November 30, 2022
             -----------------------------------------------------
            (Date Of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)



Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

     [x] Rule 13d-1(b)

     [ ] Rule 13d-1(c)

     [ ] Rule 13d-1(d)


*  The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).

Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are
not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control
number.

SEC 1745 (3-06)



CUSIP No.89677Q107                     13G                     Page 2 of 8 Pages
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   1.  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON:
       I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON:

       Morgan Stanley
       I.R.S. # 36-3145972
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   2.  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:

       (a) [ ]

       (b) [ ]
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   3.  SEC USE ONLY:

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   4.  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION:

       Delaware.
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   NUMBER OF      5.   SOLE VOTING POWER:
     SHARES            0
  BENEFICIALLY    --------------------------------------------------------------
    OWNED BY      6.   SHARED VOTING POWER:
      EACH             21,851,405
   REPORTING      --------------------------------------------------------------
     PERSON       7.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER:
      WITH:            0
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
                  8.   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER:
                       23,002,318
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   9.  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON:
       23,002,318
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  10.  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES:
       [ ]
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  11.  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9):
       3.6%
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  12.  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON:
       HC, CO
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CUSIP No.89677Q107                     13G                     Page 3 of 8 Pages
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   1.  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON:
       I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON:

       Morgan Stanley Investment Management Company
       I.R.S. # 98-0487607
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   2.  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:

       (a) [ ]

       (b) [ ]
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   3.  SEC USE ONLY:

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   4.  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION:

       Singapore.
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   NUMBER OF      5.   SOLE VOTING POWER:
     SHARES            0
  BENEFICIALLY    --------------------------------------------------------------
    OWNED BY      6.   SHARED VOTING POWER:
      EACH             12,815,216
   REPORTING      --------------------------------------------------------------
     PERSON       7.   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER:
      WITH:            0
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
                  8.   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER:
                       12,815,216
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   9.  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON:
       12,815,216
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  10.  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES:
       [ ]
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  11.  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9):
       2.0%
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  12.  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON:
       FI
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CUSIP No.89677Q107                     13G                     Page 4 of 8 Pages
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Item 1.     (a)   Name of Issuer:

                  Trip.com Group Ltd
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
            (b)   Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

                  NO. 99 FU QUAN ROAD
                  SHANGHAI F4 200335
                  PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
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Item 2.     (a)   Name of Person Filing:

                  (1) Morgan Stanley
                  (2) Morgan Stanley Investment Management Company
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
            (b)   Address of Principal Business Office, or if None, Residence:

                  (1) 1585 Broadway New York, NY 10036
                  (2) #16-01 Capital Square 23 Church Street, Singapore
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
            (c)   Citizenship:

                  (1) Delaware.
                  (2) Singapore.
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
            (d)   Title of Class of Securities:

                  Ordinary Shares / American Depositary Shares
                  --------------------------------------------------------------
            (e)   CUSIP Number:

                  89677Q107
                  --------------------------------------------------------------

Item 3.     If this statement is filed pursuant to Sections 240.13d-1(b) or
            240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

            (a) [ ]  Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act
                     (15 U.S.C. 78o).

            (b) [ ]  Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act
                     (15 U.S.C. 78c).

            (c) [ ]  Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act
                     (15 U.S.C. 78c).

            (d) [ ]  Investment company registered under Section 8 of the
                     Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).

            (e) [ ]  An investment adviser in accordance with Sections
                     240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

            (f) [ ]  An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance
                     with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

            (g) [x]  A parent holding company or control person in accordance
                     with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

            (h) [ ]  A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the
                     Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

            (i) [ ]  A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
                     investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the
                     Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

            (j) [x]  A non-U.S. institution in accordance with section
                     240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);

            (k) [ ]  Group, in accordance with sections 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).
                     If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with
                     sections 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type
                     of institution:  Not Applicable



CUSIP No.89677Q107                     13G                     Page 5 of 8 Pages
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Item 4.    Ownership as of  November 30, 2022.*

           (a) Amount beneficially owned:
           See the response(s) to Item 9 on the attached cover page(s).

           (b) Percent of Class:
           See the response(s) to Item 11 on the attached cover page(s).

           (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

              (i)   Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
                    See the response(s) to Item 5 on the attached cover page(s).

              (ii)  Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
                    See the response(s) to Item 6 on the attached cover page(s).

              (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
                    See the response(s) to Item 7 on the attached cover page(s).

              (iv)  Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
                    See the response(s) to Item 8 on the attached cover page(s).

Item 5.    Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

           (1) As of the date hereof, Morgan Stanley has ceased to be the
           beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of
           securities.
           (2) As of the date hereof, Morgan Stanley Investment Management
           Company has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five
           percent of the class of securities.

Item 6.    Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

           Not Applicable

Item 7.    Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired
           the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.

           See Exhibit 99.2

Item 8.    Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

           Not Applicable

Item 9.    Notice of Dissolution of Group.

           Not Applicable

Item 10.   Certification.

           (1) By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
           belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are
           not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or
           influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not
           acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in
           any transaction having that purpose or effect.
           (2) By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
           belief, the foreign regulatory scheme applicable to any person
           registered as an investment adviser under Section 203 of the
           Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b-3) or under the laws
           of any state is substantially comparable to the regulatory scheme
           applicable to the functionally equivalent U.S. institution(s). I also
           undertake to furnish to the Commission staff, upon request,
           information that would otherwise be disclosed in a Schedule 13D.

*  In Accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commission Release
No. 34-39538 (January 12, 1998) (the "Release"), this filing reflects the
securities beneficially owned, or that may be deemed to be beneficially owned,
by certain operating units (collectively, the "MS Reporting Units") of Morgan
Stanley and its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, "MS").  This filing
does not reflect securities, if any, beneficially owned by any operating units
of MS whose ownership of securities is disaggregated from that of the MS
Reporting Units in accordance with the Release.



CUSIP No.89677Q107                     13G                     Page 6 of 8 Pages
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                                  Signature


After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.


Date:       December 09, 2022

Signature:  /s/ Christopher O'Hara
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Name/Title: Christopher O'Hara/Authorized Signatory, Morgan Stanley
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            MORGAN STANLEY


Date:       December 09, 2022

Signature:  /s/ Jennifer Theunissen
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Name/Title: Jennifer Theunissen/Authorized Signatory,
            Morgan Stanley Investment Management Company
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            Morgan Stanley Investment Management Company


EXHIBIT NO.                        EXHIBITS                                 PAGE
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   99.1                       Joint Filing Agreement                          7

   99.2                       Item 7 Information                              8

*  Attention. Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute federal
criminal violations (see 18 U.S.C. 1001).



CUSIP No.89677Q107                     13G                     Page 7 of 8 Pages
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                       EXHIBIT NO. 99.1 TO SCHEDULE 13G
                            JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
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                              December 09, 2022
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              MORGAN STANLEY and Morgan Stanley Investment Management Company

              hereby agree that, unless differentiated, this Schedule 13G is

              filed on behalf of each of the parties.


           MORGAN STANLEY

           BY: /s/ Christopher O'Hara
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           Christopher O'Hara/Authorized Signatory, Morgan Stanley

           Morgan Stanley Investment Management Company

           BY: /s/ Jennifer Theunissen
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           Jennifer Theunissen/Authorized Signatory,
           Morgan Stanley Investment Management Company


*  Attention. Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute federal
criminal violations (see 18 U.S.C. 1001).



CUSIP No.89677Q107                     13G                     Page 8 of 8 Pages
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                                 EXHIBIT NO. 99.2
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                                ITEM 7 INFORMATION


             The securities being rep
orted on by Morgan Stanley as a parent

     holding company are owned, or may be deemed to be beneficially owned, by

     Morgan Stanley Investment Management Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of

     Morgan Stanley.