ning and implementing of tourism in the rural region. At this point, the planning should be responsible, appropriate, and enduring for short and long-munity benefits while also preserving its resources. It is at this fourth stage that five principles proposed by the US National Trust play a role to help guide the preservation of long-term cultural rural tourism. These principles include authenticity and quality, education and interpretation, preservation and protection, local priorities and capacity, and partnerships (Prohaska 1995). In general, this framework is like a pyramid with a few people at the top in stage one starting the process slowly. By stage four, the base is broad and includes many people anizations working in team efforts in the process for the benefit of the whole region.