Non-rev to Israel

My wife and I want to go to Israel from the Atlanta area in 2023. We're considering two options. First is just booking a tour and paying full roundtrip fare. That's the easy way. The other is finding open seats and going it on our own including hotels, day trips, etc.. We used method two (on our own) on a trip to Ireland and had a ball. We did not even have a hotel in Dublin until we pushed back in Atlanta. We contacted the full-service tour companies and asked if we could join their tour once we arrived in Tel Aviv and so far the answer is no, it must be booked in advance.

we would love to hear from anyone that used non-rev to get to Israel and then toured on their own!

Welcome aboard 74-07
New routes are always hard to predict, but considering you're on home turf (ATL) and I don't see Israel bound travelers waiting to the last minute to book flights - I like your non-revving chances - especially once the newness wears off and they increase the flights on that route. Unfortunately can't help with tours, haven't gotten to Israel yet. :cool: