Originally Posted by johnep1
We're hoping to fly PEK-HKG-SHA (we are arriving in China in PEK and leaving China from SHA, so that's why we need a rather odd route instead of just going PEK-SHA-HKG)
Special fares and packages to HK are common, but unlike intra-China fares, most require RT travel (i.e. no open jaw). For example, PEK-HKG return is y1760 right now:
http://www.ctrip.com/supermarket/Fli....asp?dcity=bjs
Plus, Dragon Air has a some nice ongoing promos that let you fly from PEK or SHA to HKG for 2388 (iirc), including two or three nights at a nice hotel, based on double occupancy. But, again, I think open jaws are tough to work (though it would be worth calling).
Given all that, you might want to buy PEK-PVG oneway and a separate PVG-HKG rt.
And, of course you could always do the Shenzhen shuffle (whole process takes around 1.5 hours), but flying into HKG is so much nicer that it warrants a premium over Shenzhen (maybe $50 per person) IMO.