Oh yes it does. The Church recognizes three types of relics. A 1st Class Relic consists of a part of the Saint, such as a bone, hair, etc..., and the instruments of Christ's Passion. The 2nd Class Relic consists of something that was owned by the Saint or instruments of torture that was used against a martyr. The 3rd Class Relic consists of something that has been touched to a 1st or 2nd Class Relic.
Your trips to the Holy Land are nothing if not veneration of the relics it embodies.
I know this may come as a shock, but the saved do not care what Rome says about anything..
A visit to the holy land can be and is for many of the saved an opportunity to know Christ better and have the WORD OF GOD come alive for them in a new and visual way
A trip to the Holy Land is on my bucket list ..( if i can ever save the money for a good tour ) as well as a trip to the land of the reformation .. and neither trip has one thing to do with relics