ORD to Vegas: A Smart Traveler’s Route Guide

You're in Chicago, you want Las Vegas, and your browser has two tabs open. One shows a clean nonstop from O'Hare, the other flashes a one-stop that looks weirdly cheap, and you're trying to figure out which one is real value and which one is airline smoke and mirrors. That's the whole game on ORD to Vegas, a route where schedule density, leisure demand, and pricing tricks all collide....