A trip that is organized and carried out without the use of a tour operator. It is the counterpart to the package tour.
Just as the term 'package' is perceived by many as having negative connotations, 'individual' is often seen as something particularly positive. This is why many consider an individual trip to be something better and of higher quality than a package tour. This is in contrast to the fact that the average price of package tours is significantly higher than that of individual tours.
Source: Fuchs, W. (2021). Tourism, hotels and gastronomy from A to Z. Walter de Gruyter.